Is it not illegal for employees of a police dept to have to pay back all of their salary when they quit?
926701
You may have to pay them back for the training, but probably not for the salary. You need to check the state labor laws regarding such things. I know you signed a contract, but not all things signed are legal according to state law. If it violates state law to ask for salary already paid, then they dont have a leg to stand on.
789242
If you are an hourly employee, yes they are required to pay you.  If they aren't, go up the chain of command and document it very well.  If you still don't have any results, then contact the Department of Labor.  This is considered "working off the clock" and is highly illegal.
899452
No this is not legal! You get your wages and then YOU pay your bills. My company does not pay my bills for me!
492480
The total salary cost for all police officers.  From the employer's standpoint, salaries for employees are an expenditure just like the electic bill is.
938586
You can be suspended on full pay, but not on no pay unless there is already evidence you have done something wrong. Remember it is only until an investigation is complete you still can be cleared and they may just want to send a message out to all staff that they take these things seriously. It would annoy me too though cos you feel accused. Good luck. Innocent until proven guilty.
1113670
As long as you were hurt at work they are obligated to pay you your normal salary even if you're on light duty doing a less paying job.
347809
No, because where I live you can be fired for ANY reason or NO REASON AT ALL. Consider that I've also seen racially motivated firings where the people who lost their jobs had no rights or protection at all. Also in my state the labor board will only enforce minimum wage without a contract. I've seen people put in a two week notice at a job only to have their last paycheck dropped to minimum wage out of revenge for them leaving. These laws favor corporations, not workers rights at all. I see nothing fair about that. To change these laws in our favor I'd be willing to see a law mandating giving at least a weeks notice before quitting a job. And the employer has to accept it, not tell you just to hit the door because you put in a notice.
994839
It depends on the state in which you are employed and whether or not you are a salaried or an hourly employee.  Different states have different regulations.  California, for instance, generally does not allow docking a salaried employee's pay.  You can contact the Labor Commissioner's office for your state and they will tell you whether or not what happened to you is legal in your state.
248943
No.  They pay their employees.
853171
No way, police officers swear to UPHOLD THE RIGHT OF THE LAW and selling their rights that they swore under oath should never be messed with. For one, officers who do this should not have the priviledge of being a police officer let alone working for the government.
1118812
Yes, always remember that this is true. Cops have a badge a gun and a right. The are there to serve and protect, and in this case the owner of the business. Do you realize that even though you feel that you are doing nothing illegal, if something was to happen at that business later on that you will come immediately under suspicion. Just because you were there.
387600
It is legal. I live in Michigan and was under the exact same circumstance last year. Labor Board told me that your employer does not have to pay you overtime if you aren't at work.
10927
Corruption is the problem.  Be careful handing out cash.  If the cop is honest, you could be charged with bribing a law enforcement officer.
751642
If an employer fires you,they have to pay any wages owed to you plus any other compensation (vacation pay,etc.) on the spot.\n AS a manager,you are responsible for those under you and the money.\n Your boss has to prove you took the money,but you might be able to get your job back-talk to the state or Federal Dept. of Labor.\n You could possibly sue for Wrongfull Termination if your boss can't prove you took the money.
960089
They have to sue you first before they can "take" anything from you.  If they do sue and win, then it's up to the courts.  But any kind of threat or statement in saying what you are doing is illegal by not paying is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Read that act front to back.  It's dry reading but quite eye opening.
536293
Hello,  no being on salary means that they can not dock his pay for being out.  If they do, then he is not on salary and would have to be paid overtime pay based on his average hourly pay.\n\nIf they have actually not paid him (not merley used a vacatoin day)  then you need a labor attorney. If they have always merely taken vacation days when he took off, there may not be a real case unless the police to not pay is a written policy to prove what theywould do.
634201
Yup where I live it is legal and it has happened to me.  There is nothing you can do about it.  I even went as far as getting a lawyer and they even told me there was nothing that could be done.  However, the lawyer contacted the place where I worked and they changed my file to say I left rather than I was fired.