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• Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:18:00 GMT(1)
• A verbal, or even a written agreement, does not override state laws.
  
  But here's the catch. In many states, the law allows the employer to make that deduction IF the employee agrees to it in writing.
  
  Unfortunately, I don't know offhand if CO is one of those states. But Patty, DAW, Robb, Scott, or mlane undoubtably will when one of them comes by.
• Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:46:00 GMT(2)
• Today was my last day with this company, I was working on a job that didn't get finished. I'm a mechanic and I had to do the job again because of what I believe is a part failure, My ex-boss is not so sure. He believes it was something I did wrong but can not prove it to me or tell me what he thinks I did wrong.
  He said something to me about "sitting down and talking about this. He has alto of time and money in this job.". Meaning he thinks I should have to pay him something to recoup his losses..
  This is not the first time this has happened. He has taken money off of peoples paychecks ( can't prove it, just what they say!) He has made people work off the clock to recover from mistakes they have made.
  What is the deal? can he really take money for human mistakes?
  
  No, he can sue you for it, but he can not legally deduct anything without consent from you. I would call your states Department of Labor, if he does deduct this.
• Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:19:00 GMT(3)
• I went over to the BNA payroll library (a paid service), and looked up the rules for CO. This state has one rule for permitted deductions and another rule for prohibited deductions (see below). None of the examples looked to be particularly on point, exception maybe the Minimum Wage rules.
  
  My recommendation for whatever it is worth is to file a wage claim with CO and see what happens.
  
  http://www.coworkforce.com/
  
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  Permitted Deductions: Colo. Rev. Stat. 8-4-105
  
  Prohibited Deductions: Colo. Rev. Stat. 8-2-118, 8-4-101; Colo. Min. Wage Order #22
  
  http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0
  
  http://www.coworkforce.com/LAB/Minimum%20Wage%20Order%2022.pdf
• Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:32:00 GMT(4)
• No, he can sue you for it, but he can not legally deduct anything without consent from you. I would call your states Department of Labor, if he does deduct this.
  
  UNLESS he talks with you about it and you agree.
• Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:51:00 GMT(5)
• UNLESS he talks with you about it and you agree.
  I am almost sure, that cbg said that a verbal agreement does not override state rules on this, but I could be wrong rcpilot.
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