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Quick Summary
An employer cannot deduct from an employee's wages any amount to compensate the employer for damages caused by the employee's negligence.
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Employee Debts Cannot Be Deducted
An employer cannot deduct from the employee's check a debt owed by the employee to the employer. This deduction cannot be made even if the paycheck is a final check, and even if there is a written agreement between the employee and employer to pay the debt in this manner. Barnhill v. Robert Saunders & Co. (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 1.
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