What to do if I was recently fired from a job and my boss denied me my paycheck?
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What to do if I was recently fired from a job and my boss denied me my paycheck?
He said he had reason to believe that I was stealing. He’s showed me paperwork but someone could have easily logged in the computer underneath my number.
Asked on January 11, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
He can't deny you your paycheck--even if you did steal. An employee must be paid for all work done, even if he or she owes money to the employer, unless the employer agreed to allow the employer to take amounts owed out of a paycheck.
If your employer thinks you stole, he can do any of the following:
1) Ask if you will repay the amount he believes you stole;
2) If you won't repay, he could try to sue you for the money he believes you owe--he'd have to prove the theft in court to recover money;
3) If he thinks you stole, he could report you to the police--theft is a crime, after all.
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