Description
The attached document authorizes employers to make final paycheck deductions in the event of unpaid debt to the company. Some states make such deductions illegal (such as for unreturned tools or the unpaid balance of a safety shoe loan) without an employee’s specific authorization. The attached could be put in place prior to issuance of a specific item. It is also general enough that it could be employed in a new hire orientation, satisfying the advance authorization requirement. Had such a document (in modified form to include intentional damage) been in place at one company I was with, a disgruntled employee who destroyed a unit by intentionally shoving it off of an assembly may have paid a higher price than simple job loss. Learn from my experience and put this disincentivizing “Poison pill” in place now. Usage in a new hire orientation, and establishing clear expectations, make this is a Best Practices initiative.
