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Employer is withholding cheque until I return their uniform

Is it legal for an employer to withhold my cheque from me until I return my uniform? For background information I’m based in Toronto, Ontario and recently quit my job. Within a couple of hours of quitting, the boss made somebody drive back to the restaurant to “hold” my cheque for me because they “want to discuss” the reason I quit. I don’t really see the point of this because I don’t even work there anymore, what is there to talk about? I also told them I quit bc of stress. Lots of stress: from stealing tips, being harassed and bullied by the owner. I had to go into my savings to pay off my student loans bc they weren’t scheduling me according to my availability. I feel that I was discriminated against because of my medication. The owner forced me to tell her what my medication is for and…


Is it legal for an employer to withhold my cheque from me until I return my uniform? For background information I’m based in Toronto, Ontario and recently quit my job.

Within a couple of hours of quitting, the boss made somebody drive back to the restaurant to “hold” my cheque for me because they “want to discuss” the reason I quit. I don’t really see the point of this because I don’t even work there anymore, what is there to talk about? I also told them I quit bc of stress. Lots of stress: from stealing tips, being harassed and bullied by the owner. I had to go into my savings to pay off my student loans bc they weren’t scheduling me according to my availability.

I feel that I was discriminated against because of my medication. The owner forced me to tell her what my medication is for and was unsatisfied when I told her it was “from the hospital” and “for ADHD” (it’s an SSRI, actually). When I told her it was for my anxiety and stuff that’s when she slowly started to treat me poorly

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