Employers must pay workers at least the minimum wage for all hours worked, regardless of promised pay rate. SO an employer can withhold all but the min wage times total hours worked.
Nope
They cannot charge any fee for performing the required payroll functions of an employer. They are required to withhold. The amount they must withhold is also defined.
They cannot charge any fee for performing the required payroll functions of an employer. They are required to withhold. The amount they must withhold is also defined.
This varies from state to state. In Maryland, an employer must make an agreement with the employee to have deductions placed on the paycheck.
can my employer withhold my final check
No. That is discrimination in the US and most of Europe.
if you get fired can an employer withhold your retirement after working for them for 30 years
If the employee was responsible for the loss (this includes equipment under their care which went missing, unless otherwise shown to be another person's fault) then yes, it is entirely reasonable for them to withhold some pay to replace the equipment.
You can't. An employer may withhold FOR social security.
A former employer doesn't withhold the 401 k funds. These funds usually take up to two weeks before the funds?æare released.
In the United States, an employer cannot legally withhold a departing employee's paycheck; in some states, the employer must pay the employee all of the wages due him on his last day. There may be a narrow exception in some jurisdictions for cases in which the company loaned or advanced money to the employee, and there is no way to recoup the loan except by a deduction from the final paycheck. But an employer cannot withhold a paycheck from an employee simply because he did not write a letter of resignation. If this happens, an employee should file a complaint with his state's Department of Labor. The employer may subject to fines. For specific information about your state, visit the Labor Law Talk forums and look for your state's discussion board.
First an independent contractor is a self employed taxpayer and would NOT be your employee and you are NOT the independent contractors employer.