can i get fired?can they send police to my house cos they are suspecious??
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can i get fired?can they send police to my house cos they are suspecious??
hi, im under investigation at work at the moment. basically they found a empty shoe box. and the next day i was wearing the exact same shoe…they dont have proof that i took it from the box and wore it..its just a co-incidence that i have the same shoe the next day, but ive lost the receipt and it waas a cash payment…can i be fired becase of the co-insidence?
Asked on May 16, 2009 under Criminal Law, New York
Answers:
J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
You are considered an at will employee. An at will employee may be fired for good bad or no reason at all. Whether or nor the employer can prove you stole the shoes, the coincidence is enough for them to fire you if they dont think that you can be trusted as right or as wrong as that is. As far as the police, the can arrest you if they have probably cause that you stole the shoes. Coincidence alone is not enought to find you guilty if you can explain it. I would try to find the record showing your purchase. If it was done via credit card, then you can get the transaction history. I would try to find the receipt to prove your innocence so the employer does not lose trust for you or make the work environment uncomfortable.
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