Legal Question in Employment Law in Louisiana

Re: managment cashing employees checks without permission and taking money is le

That is clearly against the law. An employer cannot deduct anything from an employee's check because 'they claim' the employee owes them money.

Re: managment cashing employees checks without permission and taking money is le

What you describe is illegal. An employer may, in certain circumstances, deduct wages from an employee's pay for valid reasons, but those instances are limited and the deductions have to be valid and not disputed. Taking an employee's check, cashing it and keeping the money is probably a violation of Louisiana's Wage Payment Statute, maybe a violation of the FLSA and possibly even a criminal violation.