#LegalAdvice #ThriftStore #LostProduct
Hey everyone 👋 I need some advice on a situation at work. I work at a thrift store and recently signed for a delivery of $85 worth of toilet paper and paper towels. Unfortunately, the product has gone missing and now they want to charge me for it 😬 Is this even legal? I’m in Florida if that helps.
Any thoughts on what I should do next? Here are some possible solutions I’ve been thinking about:
– Double check the inventory and storage areas for the missing product 🧐
– Look into the laws regarding lost items in Florida 📚
– Consider talking to HR or seeking legal advice to understand my rights 👩⚖️
I’d really appreciate any insights or personal experiences you can share! Thanks in advance for the help 🙏 #LegalHelp #ThriftStoreLife #SeekingAdvice
>The store manager wasn’t in the building so I gave my last name and signed for the drop off.
Ask the store manager who is going to sign for a delivery next time the manager isn’t in the building. They can’t expect you to sign if they’re going to use that against you to dock your pay.
If 85 bucks hurts them that much I would look for another job. Because that place is going under soon.
If you work in retail, never sign for anything unless you are management and it is your job to do so.
They can’t do this. Contact the labor board if they try.
I’d find a new employer! They don’t trust, or value your time. Bye bye!
Don’t they have cameras in the store? How does product just go missing. Who touched it last?
How is nobody noticing that it took two weeks to realize that the shipment was missing?
It is legal in the state of Florida to charge employees for mistakes such as this and as long as it doesn’t take you below minimum wage there is no likely FLSA violation here either.
If your employer just charges you without your consent (given in writing) you should open a wage complaint. You can refuse to eat the charges for this, definitely, but your employer could also act unreasonably and may choose to terminate you over this missing product. There is wiggle room for an employer to deduct for “provable negligence” but this doesn’t come anywhere close to the bar for that.
I’m guessing since you signed for the shipment, they can no longer charge it back as missing/undelivered, so that’s why they are trying to pass it on to you. Your manager wants to make it your fault they were off site not doing their job.