On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, dual committee hearings are set to convene concerning a bill that would let Tennessee employers offset from wages, amounts that the employee owes to the employer.
The bill would cover wage advances (including personal use of a company credit card) and would require a written agreement that allows the employer to offset the wages by the amount owed and require the employer give the employee 14 days advance notice before the offset from wages takes effect.
No offset would be permitted if the employee "sends a sworn affidavit to the employer, and a copy of such affidavit to the department of labor and workforce development, no later than seven (7) days after receiving notification pursuant to subdivision (a)(3), contesting the amount owed."
Here are links to check the status of the wage offset bills pending in the Tennessee General Assembly and to read the Senate version of the wage offset legislation.
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