What could happen to me if I was accused for stealing money at my job?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
What could happen to me if I was accused for stealing money at my job?
At my job, I was working by myself and a woman wanted 2 orders. I rung up 2 orders and deleted it because her credit card wouldn’t process the transaction. I got fired for it because he thought that I was stealing money. The total was $11.34 for the order.
Asked on May 29, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
While, you appear to be innocent of any wrongdoing here, your employer did not break any law when firing you. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will". This means that an employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. Accordingly, unless your discharge violated the terms of an employment contract/union agreement or constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination (which you did not indicate), it was legal although unfortunate.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
While, you appear to be innocent of any wrongdoing here, your employer did not break any law when firing you. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will". This means that an employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. Accordingly, unless your discharge violated the terms of an employment contract/union agreement or constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination (which you did not indicate), it was legal although unfortunate.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.