Can your boss hold you responsible for money lost in a robbery?

Question

My friend told me her cousin worked at a 7-eleven type store doing graveyard shift and one night two robbers went into the store and held him at gunpoint demanding to give them all the money in the register. Of course he did and then he called the police. My friend said that his boss is going to press charges against him if he doesn't pay back the money that was lost in the robbery. Can his boss really do that to him?

Answer 1

He must think he was in on it.

Answer 2

Sheesh...some bosses are the worst! His boss could try to press charges but there isn't a court in the country that would take that case. Is the boss trying to say that the employee was an accomplice of the robbers? What do the police say? If the employee had been shot, would the boss be visiting the hospital and telling him to repay the money there too???? That's what the boss has insurance for - to cover losses from theft and fire and all that.
I've added a link to the safety recommendations that the government has made for late night retail establishments. The employee could possibly be able to make a claim with OSHA that he was in an unsafe environment and that his boss did not provide adequate protection for him. Hehehehe....would be a nice way to turn the tables on the ****** boss!

Answer 3

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Frankly, I doubt that this conversation ever actually took place. But assuming that it did, no, unless the person actually robbed the store, he didn't do anything wrong, so there's nothing to "press charges" about. In fact, it is company policy with all those type of quickie mart places that you cooperate and hand over anything the robber asks for. Stores are insured.

If the boss actually said that, which I again doubt, he is no doubt threatening what he assumes is a naive cashier in order to extort some cash to pocket for himself. If he keeps it up, the cousin should call the police on HIM.

Answer 4

No, unless there is evidence that he took the money. Those stores have insurance to cover such losses, and to even say such a thing borders on illegal (insurance fraud) since their insurance will already cover the loss.

Also, it is the company policy of 7-11 to hand over the money in the event of a robbery...better lose a few bucks than have an employee killed over it. In the long run, a dead employee costs the company WAY MORE than what the till can hold!

Answer 5

Hell No!!!! That is what insurance is for. Tell your friend to go to his boss and let him know that he himself has contacted a lawyer and if he attempts this that he will be bringing charges against him. Sounds like the boss wasn't up on the insurance. He might want to look into this further. His boss could actually be in some big trouble himself and is using your friend as the scape goat.

Good luck!!!!

Answer 6

Absolutely not. If I were your cousin, I would tell the boss that I was going to call the police and file a report against the boss for extortion. The boss is trying to take money from your cousin under the fear of charges being pressed against him. Extortion!

"Unlawful exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority. It may include threats of physical harm, criminal prosecution, or public exposure."

Answer 7

I seriously question the accuracy of your story. Maybe the boss is trying to intimidate the cousin into repaying it. If I was the employee, I would refuse to pay and start looking for another job. Press charges based on what? This is a callous employer and I would refuse to work for such a person.

Answer 8

Unless your friend had something to do with the robbery and his BOSS can prove it then I believe that any Judge in his right mind would throw it out of court and the District Attorney would be an IDIOT to even press charges. But this day and time you never know

Answer 9

no, press charges means criminal charges which is not possible. He can always press civil case ( since anyone can sue anybody about anything) but he could never win, unless he has proof that the person knew the robbers and was in on the crime.

Tell him no you are not paying and start looking for somewhere else to work

Answer 10

actual. i'm particular you have a settlement someplace that specifies what you get for commissions, and till it says that the money could be withheld on the administrative's discretion, then they might't try this. tell your boss which you fairly choose for that money or you are going to flow to a lawyer, and then save on with up via certainly consulting with one -- i'm particular you will locate an employment lawyer on your area to signify you on contingency. you fairly do no longer want the different factors to argue -- the money is yours and this guy stealing from the corporation is thoroughly unrelated to you and your commissions. besides, i'm particular that as a condo vehicle corporation, it has coverage against worker robbery or different fraud. they do no longer might desire to take it out of your pay to make up for somebody else's crime.

Answer 11

I thought just the opposite was true. I thought 7/11 had a policy that if you DIDN'T cooperate they'd fire you, because they didn't want the bad press of an employee trying to be a hero and getting hurt.
I had a friend who worked at a 7/11 who laughed in the face of a guy who was robbing him at knifepoint. he thought it was a joke, and they guy said to him "what's wrong with you? I'm ROBBING you!"