What is the name of your state? Kentucky
Some background info:
I was working at a local daycare and taking my son with me in the afternoons for roughly 4 1/2 hrs/day. I had worked at this daycare previously and knew that they gave a 50% discount, the director was upfront about the fulltime vs. parttime rates when I applied the first time. This last time I returned to work, my hours were part time, she never mentioned I'd have to pay fulltime rates again! I went 4 months without the daycare being withheld from my paycheck (I was told by someone else in the office that part time employees got free childcare). In December, I got a note in my mailbox from the owner stating I owerd the 4 months of back FULL TIME care! I argured with her and she said that since my son was there after 1 pm it was considered full time. I agreed to have $50/paycheck taken out until it was paid off, I signed a paper stating this.
Now, I am no longer working there as we had a family emergency and I had to move closer to family. I still had a balance at the daycare but never thought about it as nobody mentioned me paying it off or setting up payments. I gave my 2 weeks notice as required and everything was fine. I received my last paycheck in the mail and it was for $0. They withheld all $324.53 for childcare without my approval.
So after that long-winded explanation, my question is, can they withhold more than the agreed amount without my consent? I would have paid them the $100/month I agreed to but not almost $400 at once!
Some background info:
I was working at a local daycare and taking my son with me in the afternoons for roughly 4 1/2 hrs/day. I had worked at this daycare previously and knew that they gave a 50% discount, the director was upfront about the fulltime vs. parttime rates when I applied the first time. This last time I returned to work, my hours were part time, she never mentioned I'd have to pay fulltime rates again! I went 4 months without the daycare being withheld from my paycheck (I was told by someone else in the office that part time employees got free childcare). In December, I got a note in my mailbox from the owner stating I owerd the 4 months of back FULL TIME care! I argured with her and she said that since my son was there after 1 pm it was considered full time. I agreed to have $50/paycheck taken out until it was paid off, I signed a paper stating this.
Now, I am no longer working there as we had a family emergency and I had to move closer to family. I still had a balance at the daycare but never thought about it as nobody mentioned me paying it off or setting up payments. I gave my 2 weeks notice as required and everything was fine. I received my last paycheck in the mail and it was for $0. They withheld all $324.53 for childcare without my approval.
So after that long-winded explanation, my question is, can they withhold more than the agreed amount without my consent? I would have paid them the $100/month I agreed to but not almost $400 at once!