My response is an ancedote:
Hostess: Would you like something to drink?
Me: Yes. I’ll have a Sprite.
…
Server: Would you like a refill on your water?
Me: Yes, please.
I understand that, but I still believe it is illegal to take money out of an employee’s check to pay for something like that.
When I first started working at a grocery store when I was in high school, I was scammed by a short change artist, and lost sixty dollars from my till. (You know, the type who keeps swiping the bills and asking for different kinds of change?)
Well, when I offered to pay for it from my paycheck, I was told that legally, they could not do it. I’ll try and look it up, but I’m almost positive.