Can I get in trouble if I write bad checks at work if the owner is the one signing them?

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Can I get in trouble if I write bad checks at work if the owner is the one signing them?

The owner tells me to write checks and he signs them even though we dont have
the money in the bank.

Asked on August 22, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

Yes, you can: "following orders" is not a defense to criminal liability, but knowingly writing bad checks is in fact criminal. You cannot participate in a crime becasue your employer tells you to; even if you would be fired if you do not do as he/she says, you still have to refuse to do so. You cannot put keeping your job ahead of obeying the law or not defrauding others.


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