What to do if I was fired for theft and my former employer is seeking to press charges against me when it didn’t with someone else who stole from them?
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What to do if I was fired for theft and my former employer is seeking to press charges against me when it didn’t with someone else who stole from them?
I was recently fired from my job for stealing $5, which I admitted to and they have evidence of. However my bosses are now pressing charges against me. I feel this is discrimination since one of my bosses had a cousin who stole $10k from the store they had put him in charge of, and they never filed charges against him. they just had him pay back the money over time. Does this count as discrimination since I’m having charges filed against me for $5 when someone else in the company stole way more and was not charged with anything?
Asked on June 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Given the situation where you admit that you were fired for stealing money from your former employer and were fired as a result where your former employer is now seeking to press criminal charges against you, he or she under the law can do so. As such, you should consult with a criminal defense attorney about it.
As to what was done with respect to a family member who stole from his relative, that resolution is not relevant to your situation. Theft is theft and unfortunately you are not related to your former employer. There is no claim for discrimination with respect to your predicament.
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