08.19.09
Hold Back Some Wages?
Your employee lost his uniform and you want to withhold his wages to pay for it? Be very careful. Michigan and Indiana both make it hard. In Michigan, you need to obtain a separate written authorization from the employee for each paycheck, unless the withholding is for the benefit of the employee (e.g., the employee does an automatic deduction for direct deposit into his savings account). In Indiana, you can get a blanket authorization for future wages, but the written authorization must contain certain terms and it’s only effective for a baker’s dozen of reasons (charitable pledges, labor dues, sale of merchandise to the employee, etc.).
