Can my employer hold my paycheck because I owe him money
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Can my employer hold my paycheck because I owe him money
My employer lent me a little money
40 because my first paycheck
didn’t come. I quit this job on
Sunday 1/6/19 and my employer is
holding my paycheck until I pay him
the 40.
Asked on January 11, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, your employer cannot do this. Such an action violates both state and federal law. The fact is that a worker is to be paid for all time that they work; making a wage deduction for an unrelated matter is illegal. This is not to say that you do not owe your boss the money, it's just that he will have to sue you for it or otherwise get you to agree to re-pay the loan. At this point, you can file a wage complaint with your state's department of labor.
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