does my manager have to file a police report after firing me?
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does my manager have to file a police report after firing me?
My boss fired me because there was an error on the register. Now will not return my phone calls and is giving me bad references on my job apps
Asked on May 15, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I don't know Michigan's laws in detail, I'm not licensed to practice in your state. But I've never heard of any state requiring a police report from an employer for firing someone.
The bad references is a different question. In most states, you ex-boss has some legal protection, to answer call for references from people you're trying to get hired by, as long as he doesn't say anything knowingly false or with reckless disregard for the truth. Without some proof of exactly what he might be telling them, after you had a cash register issue, it's hard to see anything you could do.
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