E & L RENTAL EQUIPMENT, INC. v. Bresland

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

E & L Rental Equipment, Inc. ("E & L") appeals the trial court's judgment awarding Frank Bresland $689 on his claim that it wrongfully withheld money from his paycheck, raising the following issue for review: whether an employer may withhold money from the paycheck of an employee who has damaged property of the employer or a third party through his or her negligent acts.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

E & L employed Bresland as a truck driver. At some point, Bresland drove his company truck while it needed repair, ignoring an E & L express directive and causing…