Legal Question in Business Law in Massachusetts

Deducting money from pay for not selling retail

I work for a company and we work

on commission and we are taxed

employees. The company has decided

that if we do not sell enough

products per week, we will have one

dollar deducted from every service

that we perform which will be

deducted in one lump sum from our

check. Is this legal?


Asked on 8/28/08, 4:11 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Re: Deducting money from pay for not selling retail

I am unclear as to why you are providing a free service or what it is for, but they cannot deduct $1.00 for making a sales call. I need more facts to be sure what they are doing and why, but it based on what you say simply, the policy would appear to be illegal.

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Answered on 8/28/08, 4:36 pm
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: Deducting money from pay for not selling retail

This is unacceptable, and violates the wage laws. You can and should contact the Attorney General's office, unless the company stops and returns all deductions.

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Answered on 8/28/08, 11:29 pm


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