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Hey there! 😊 So, I recently got fired from my job in Florida under some pretty fishy circumstances. My boss accused me of theft, saying I overpaid myself on my paycheck. But guess what? I have solid proof that I didn’t steal a penny. 🕵️♂️
Here’s a quick rundown:
– Boss called me on my day off to drop the bombshell
– I always handled my own payroll checks responsibly
– Sent over proof of innocence, but GM still sided with boss 😒
Now I’m left wondering… what can I do next? Anyone been in a similar situation and have advice to share? I would greatly appreciate any tips or insights you can offer! Let’s help each other out. 🤝
Look for another job.
In the end, outside of pleading your case with the owner and trying to convince them of your innocence and hoping they change their mind, there is nothing you can do from a legal perspective based on the information you provided. And even if you did prove your innocence, they can still just fire you anyway. Unless they have threatened or indicated they are going to come after you legally or engage with law enforcement, it’s time to just move on with your life. If they did indicate that, stop communicating and speak to an attorney.
Unless you can prove you were discriminated against in an illegal way, or if you have some contract (e.g. union), there is nothing that stops an employer from firing you for any reason, no reason, a made up reason, etc. It sucks, and sorry you are going through this, but it’s the way the system works.
NAL but file for unemployment and look for a new job.
If they’re willing to fire you after 8 years for that they were probably going to fire you for something else. If the check bounced or comes back cancelled then you’ve got bigger problems and will need to talk to the labor board and potentially hire a lawyer.
I worked for a security guard company in NYC some years ago, and everyone was paid off the books, for whatever hours they worked and whatever their pay rate was. It mostly worked because a lot of the employees could not be properly licensed for whatever reason, and most were happy to be able to have some type of gainful employment. Fast forward a couple of years, two employees were fired and sued for overtime wages they never received. They had a huge payday.
I say all of that to say, if you have records of your hours worked over the years, I would meet with an employment lawyer and see what they say.
>What can I do?
Very little you can do unless you have some argument/evidence that he had an unlawful ulterior motive for firing you, like your race, age, national origin, disability, FMLA leave, prior whistleblowing, prior complaints about wage and hour violations, etc.
Sounds like an easy, wrongful termination suit to be.
Legally, nothing. They can fire you because they don’t like your shirt color. They didn’t show you any proof?
File for unemployment and look for a new job.