What can you do when you are fired but can't collect unemployment?

Question

My niece was fired from her job as a bank teller because she was short $1900. They wanted her to admit to taking it in exchange for dropping any potential charges. She says she is innocent so she declined to plea bargain. So now she has this charge pending, her unemployment was denied because of the reason she was fired and she cannot get a job that requires being bonded, which is almost any good paying job. What recourse does she have to clear her record and securing a good job?

Answer 1

She has to win her trial.In the meantime, the bills will keep on coming, so she better find a job that doesn't require being bonded.

Answer 2

Aside from living expenses, she is going to have attorney's fees and legal bills in connection with her defense against the charges brought by the bank.

I would recommend that she get any kind of job, just to get an income. She can upgrade later, and if she wins her case, she can sue the bank for wrongful discharge.

Answer 3

She must find a lawyer to suit the bank. This is the only way she can prove her innocent in the meantime make sure she is compensated for all of her loss from work and from loss of good reputation. There should be lawyers that are willing to do it for shares of the compensation. .

Answer 4

She needs to get a lawyer. It sounds fishy to me that they would drop the charges if she would admit fault. Why would they care if she admitted fault- they could still charge her because her drawer was short. So, I think it may be that they needed someone to blame to cover someone else's butt. All she had to do was take the blame, and she'd be off, thus protecting someone else.

Answer 5

she can be bonded the government offers a bonding for those that are unbondable. i do not have the info at the moment but will get it and email it to you if you will give me an address to do so. mine is in my profile. but she can get a temp job or do day labor until everything is cleared up.