Deductions from your paycheck
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When your employer takes money out of your pay, it is a “deduction.” Some people call it “docking” your pay. Employers must give you a pay slip every time they pay you. The pay slip must list all the deductions from your pay. Your employer is only allowed to deduct certain things.
- Your employer must deduct some money, like taxes, and money a court has ordered, like child support.
- Your employer can take some deductions that you agree to and that you want taken out, like an IRA or a health plan.
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