Can my employers do nothing about theft
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Can my employers do nothing about theft
I work in a school system and had informed my supervisor and the superintendent of the school about employees stealing and taking extra long breaks. By the schools guide lines the employees should have been pit on probation or fired but my supervisor and the superintendent both did nothing and harassed me for telling. Are they allowed to ignore the law and then harass me for pointing out something illegal?
Asked on September 7, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your employer is not the police: they have no more obligation to do something about thefts than your neighbors would. If you are aware of employees who are stealing, report them to the police; the police handle crimes.
As to long breaks--it's up to an employer when to tolerate employees taking extra long breaks or not. They don't have to; they could take action about this. But they are not required to; they can ignore some employees abusing their employment or violating the rules.
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