What can I do if I made a statement for abusing my associate discount and now I regret it?
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What can I do if I made a statement for abusing my associate discount and now I regret it?
Will this affect me at all being in college and trying to get a new job or later in life? Could the retail job legally make me pay the amount for the items?
Asked on November 12, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If you violated the terms of your associate discount, you could be required to repay any discounts or amounts to which you were not entitled. If the matter is handled informally (e.g. they ask you to repay; you do) or even by a civil (non-criminal) lawsuit (e.g. they sue you for the money), it should not affect college or later jobs, so long as (if you are sued) you do repay. (You don't want an unpaid, uncollected debt on your credit report.)
Only if criminal charges are brought against you, and especially if you are convicted (which would require showing not just that you made a mistake, but that you knew that you were abusing the discount) would there likely be an impact on college and/or later employment. If you do work out to repay matters, however, they are unlikely to bring criminal charges.
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