IfI was robbed at work can the owner make me pay it back?
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IfI was robbed at work can the owner make me pay it back?
I was robbed at work and the robber got away with $700.00 the owner told me i had to pay back the $700 because his insurance deductible was $1000 so he said that I had to pay back what the robber got away with or he would terminate me. I recently finished paying it off and was terminated afterwards.
Asked on March 25, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
OK, so now time to report this to the department of labor and go and see an attorney on the matter as well. I have never in my life heard of such a thing. If he could not put in an insurnce claim and "lost" the money because of it then he could probably write it off somewhere on his taxes and I am sure that he probably did. But you are not responsible for a robbery that occurred on your shift. This is so wrong on so many levels. I might even contact the state attorney general's office as well. Speak with a lawyer. And if you can, file for unemployment benefits. Good luck to you.
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