Is it true that if an employee authorizes a deduction in writing at the time of termination, negative vacation/PTO can be deducted from the final paycheck?

Q&As

• When are commissions due to discharged employees?
• May we deduct new hire sign-on bonuses from a final paycheck?
• What is the difference between a discretionary and a nondiscretionary bonus?
• What if an employee never picks up their final paycheck?
• Does an employee need to be present to be fired?
• What may I do about employees who fail to return company property when they leave my employment?
• An employee will be terminated tomorrow morning upon arrival; do I have to pay anything?
• We have an exempt employee who is being discharged tomorrow, so what issues am I faced with in regard to final pay?
• When is a final paycheck due?
• What happens if a final paycheck doesn't get to an employee on time?
• What should I do if a former employee leaves behind personal items?
• Do I have to give severance pay when I fire someone?
• How do we handle final pay, equipment return for terminated exempt employee?
• Do I have to pay out an employee’s vacation at the higher minimum wage rate even though the employee earned all of it at the previous year’s lower rate?
• Is there a process to follow when an employee gives notice but is let go at once?
• If an employee quits before completing a W-4 tax withholding form, can we just pay him as an independent contractor or withhold his final paycheck until he completes his W-4?
• If a salesperson leaves my company, when are their final commissions due?
• I suspended an employee and now I want to terminate her. If she comes in and is terminated during a brief meeting, how much reporting time pay do I owe her for that meeting?
• If I know I'm going to suspend or terminate an employee, should I have the employee report to work anyway?