Need answer regarding what an employer can/can't deduct out of final paycheck

I recently left a company (not sure if I was terminated but I didn't quit). After recovering a truck for them, I was sent to a terminal to have repairs done to the truck. Since I couldn't sleep in the truck, they approved for me to stay in a hotel and paid for my meals. I just went on their website to see what my final paycheck is going to be and I'm not happy!!! Not only did they charge me for the hotel/meals, but they also charged back the orientation pay and drug test!!!!!! I need advice to find out if this is legal for them to do. If it isn't, how do I go about collecting the rest of the money that is due back to me? Thank you for any advice!!!!

 

Okay, but what is legal? I'll have to look in my paperwork that I signed. But how can they make me pay for hotel/meals when it was approved by them and they said they would pay for them?

 

No, it wasn't Swift. It was Link America.

 

I was paid orientation back in July when I started with the company and was employed with them for 99 days. As far as the hotel/meals, it was verbally approved by the manager. So I don't understand how they can charge me for either of these.

 

Well, as a company driver, you would expect that someone will stand by their word!!! The truck I recovered was trashed and the single mattress in there couldn't even be used. They approved the hotel stay after examining the condition of the truck. I'm not going to beat my head on a rock over it. I've just never heard of a company taking back your orientation pay or having to get something in writing that was approved. Being adults in the working world, the trust/respect factor should be present.