Can I be fired for accepting counterfeit money even though cameras show me checking the bills?

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Can I be fired for accepting counterfeit money even though cameras show me checking the bills?

All local locations of my franchised employer Denny’s have devices/equipment for checking bills, except the one I work at. I even purchased out-of-pocket pens for verifying bills but they were no longer there. I had declined 2 $20 bills earlier that day but didn’t get these bills right and was fired for being short in my till.

Asked on June 11, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Yes, you can be fired for this. The fact is that what most workers fail to realize is that most employment is "at will". This means that an employer can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, unless your termination would violate the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, it would unfortunately legal so you ould have no claim. 

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Unless you have a written employment contract which by its plain terms protects your job or keeps you from being fired for this reason, you may be fired. Except and only to the extent changed by a written contract, all employment is employment at will. As an employee at will, you may be terminated at any time, for any reason--including missing counterfeit bills. Employees at will have effectively no rights in or to their jobs and can be let go whenever the employer wants.


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