Payroll Reduction
Description
An employee’s final paycheck may be reduced for the following reason:
- Recover the cost of University property, such as equipment, uniforms, tools or other items owned by the University and not returned to the University at the time of separation
- Overdrawn annual, adverse weather or sick leave or other financial obligation to the employing agency arising out of the employment relationship.
Processing Rules
To request that a deduction be made to recover the cost of University property, the department must submit a memo to University Payroll. The memo must include the employee’s full name, employee ID and a detailed description of the University Property and the amount to be deducted.
To request a deduction be made to deduct overdrawn leave, the department must submit an overdrawn leave request .
Memos must be received in University Payroll by the posted deadline for the payroll that the final paycheck will be processed in.
* * * It is a requirement that the department notify the employee in writing of any deductions that are being made from their final paycheck for any of these items noted above.
