deduction from final paycheck

rachd

We have a situation which we are unsure how to deal with. There is an employee whom the company bought a car for and no formal paperwork was drawn up. The employee has since terminated employment and has one paycheck remaining... my question is, how much can we deduct from this final check? and, since the loan will still not be fully paid, how do we require the employee to pay the loan back? We are in Minnesota if that makes a difference. The car's title is in the employee's name but we do have record of the check that was written out and record of the deductions that the employee has had taken since.

Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks in advance,

Rachel Diederich

Rockie

You REALLY need to get some legal advice on this one. First of all, you need to check your state laws on garnishment of wages. In some states, garnishment is not allowed at all Second, concerning the car, with no promissory note and the car in the employee's name, this would be a tough legal call.