Checked legality of docking pay during PM - unfortunately legal

Posted: Jun 01, 2015

Because we are hourly employees, the can legally punish us during PM as long as they pay us minimum wage. Drop me to a penny a line, and I'm out of here no matter whether or not I have any new job prospects! I haven't gotten past the first level of PM, but with the capricious way they grade and a mere 2 minor errors will flunk an audit, not matter how hard you try, you are always in imminent danger. Unless... you are amongst the lucky ones with proper ASR output. I think I am going to quit most of the editing and straight type HPI, assessment and plan, etc. I am already straight typing lab data. Sometimes I retype all the medications because that is faster that putting in all the commas. My QA audit scores soar when I straight type. Too easy to make human editing errors caused by the way the human mind works. "Below is what I found online. I haven't checked to see if California has additional laws that would protect us. Employers are increasingly using paycheck deductions as a way to penalize staff for subpar performance or workplace infractions. Their ability to legally do this depends in large part on whether you are an hourly or salaried employee. If you are paid hourly, then it is pretty easy for your employer to dock your paycheck. The biggest limitation on this practice is that the deductions cannot drop your pay below the federal minimum wage."