What can I do if I’m being fired for a theft that I didn’t commit?
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What can I do if I’m being fired for a theft that I didn’t commit?
So I got a seasonal job during the summer during my time off college. I live in NC and I was a server at a restaurant. I usually work third shift, which is from 9 pm to 7 am. During this time no managers are around so the camera is utilized to capture events that are taking place within the work environment. I was scheduled to leave at 2 am that night. So I left at 2 am, and come to find out the next day I go to work, our cash drawer was short 20. This was followed by an investigation where they said they see me do suspicious stuff with a $20 bill. However they never let me see the footage, and they tell me that there isn’t footage of me actually sticking the 20 bill in my pocket. The other server I worked with had worked the previous night, and his/her drawer came up $40 short. It’s pretty obvious who was stealing.
Asked on July 27, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Most employment is "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. This includes who to fire and why. In fact, an employer can terminate a worker for alleged theft, or for any reaso, or for no reason at all. This is true unless this treatment constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination or violates the terms of an employment contyract or union agreement.
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