Why do I have to pay back my shortages for fake checks I were unaware were fake?
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Why do I have to pay back my shortages for fake checks I were unaware were fake?
I currently work at a check cashing store. One problem I really need an answer to is why does my company make us pay back our shortages and fake checks we are unaware are fake. My mother says the company shouldn’t because they should be insured but my company claims the insurance company doesn’t cover tellers shortages or the fake checks we do receive. Mind you most of us don’t bring anymore than $250 a week and the company makes us pay $100 or more a week or just removes it from our pay checks. In the few time I’ve been there, many tellers were fired from refusing to pay. Is this legal?
Asked on August 4, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you are an employee at will--which you are unless you have an employment contract--the employer may fire you at any time, for any reason. This includes that it blames you for accepting a fake check and not repaying the employer. If the employer believes that you either intentionally accepted a fake check or were negligent (unreasonably careless) in accepting it, the employer could also try to sue you for the money.
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