California Labor Code Section 221
Under labor code section 201 an employer must pay an employee all wages due to the employee at the time the employer terminates the employee.
California labor code section 221. Labor code lab. California labor code sec. California labor code section 221 ca labor code 221 2017 it shall be unlawful for any employer to collect or receive from an employee any part of wages theretofore paid by said employer to said employee.
Labor code section 203 1 30 day waiting time penalty for bounced checks. Includes all amounts for labor performed by employees of every description whether the amount is fixed or ascertained by the standard of time task piece commission basis or other method of calculation see california labor code 200. Employers who pay with checks returned for insufficient funds are subject to a maximum 30 day penalty.
California labor code section 225 5 ca labor code 225 5 2017 in addition to and entirely independent and apart from any other penalty provided in this article every person who unlawfully withholds wages due any employee in violation of section 212 216 221 222 or 223 shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows. Although a wage garnishment is a lawful deduction from wages under labor code section 224 an employer cannot discharge an employee because a garnishment of wages has been threatened or if the employee s wages have been subjected to a garnishment for the payment of one judgment. Terms used in california labor code 221.
California labor code sections 201 202 and 203. Employment regulation and supervision 200 2699 5. This is governed by california labor code section 221 which declares that employers are prohibited from instituting monthly deductions to make up for erroneous overpayments.
Labor code sections 221 and 224. It shall be unlawful for any employer to collect or receive from an employee any part of wages theretofore paid by said employer to said employee. Code search text search up.
As a general rule employers are not allowed to deduct salary overpayments from an employer s subsequent paycheck.