Can my boss charge me for an entire pizza order when I forgetthe soda bottle2-liter on a delivery?
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Can my boss charge me for an entire pizza order when I forgetthe soda bottle2-liter on a delivery?
I work at a local pizza joint. I am the main delivery person. Sometimes I forget a 2-liter because it’s not clearly marked and Imiss it. We live in a small town, so it doesn’t take very long to get from one end to the other. I always go back and get it. Sometimes Irealize before I’m even at the house. My boss has threatened to charge me for the entire order the next time Iforget one. Pizza and all. He doesn’t give the people I deliver to a discount or anything; they don’t get their order free or anything like that.
Asked on December 14, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Wyoming
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your boss may make this a term or condition of employment if he wants and if he provides notice--which he has provided to you. He won't be allowed to simply debit or take it from your paycheck, unless you agree to let him do that--though if he tells you that you owe him a certainn amount of money and you don't pay it, he could theoretically sue you--not that it's likely to be worthwhile for him to do so--and, more to the point, he could terminate you for making errors on deliveries.
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