Can a company prosecute you for falsifying a time card after you were terminated you for a different reason?
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Can a company prosecute you for falsifying a time card after you were terminated you for a different reason?
I was terminated as a store manager 2 weeks ago. They Sad it was because of poor performance. It happened while I was out due to hurting my foot. I didn’t’t feel I had poor performance and had made bonuses the month before. I filed for unemployment and my claim officer said that they saidthey fired me because of falsifying time cards and that they have proof if needed. I have not done that to my knowledge. If this were true then why didn’t they tell me that when they fired me? So is it possible be prosecuted for this?
Asked on June 25, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Idaho
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country an employee is terminable at will unless there is a written contract to the contrary.
If your former employer gave as a reason for your termination poor performance when in reality you had falisfied your time card, it is possible that after the fact your former employer could file a police report for falsifying time records based upon newly discovered evidence on its part.
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