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You are being asked for YOUR understanding not mine.
Nothing prohibits you requesting them.
There are situations where a California employer can hold an employee's wages. If the employee's wages are being garnished the employer can hold them.
Silverado ResortGolf facility in Napa County, California
my employer changed my exemptions without my permission and when I asked for a copy of my w4 they had wrote in numbers that I did not put in. Where do I turn for help ?
No employer can 'make' any employee do anything that the employee would prefer not to do, anywhere, because the employee is not a slave. Upon being given an assignment, the employee always has the free choice of three options: 1). Comply 2). Negotiate 3). Walk
They were Late.
functional significance
No. They do not require the employee to join the union after being hired.
It normally means the employee was terminated as a result of not being on time to work, or late. Normally, most employers will give an employee a warning prior to terminating the employee, and the behavior, such as tardiness or punctuality, has occurred more than once or twice, normally it is several times, and at least one warning. In California, and most other states, Labor codes allow for "at will employment", and unless there is an employment contract in place, almost all employers and employees are subject to "at will employment", the employer can legally terminate an employee, with out cause.
On being asked for a War Poem was created in 1915.
If you feel an employee is being dishonest, you need to have a meeting with this employee. Remind the employee that the company values honesty and they will be let go if they continue to be dishonest.