Can your job fire you for theft even if you are on camera and not doing what they said you did?
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Can your job fire you for theft even if you are on camera and not doing what they said you did?
Asked on January 27, 2013 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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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 the will of his or her employer so long as the termination is not based upon discrimination in a protected area of the law such as gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity and the like.
Based upon what you have written, it appears that if yor employer has any valid reason to terminate you, then it legally could do so even if the surveilance camera does not show that you are doing anything improper. There may be other reasons for the termination.
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