terminated with no physical evidence

[1Mjacksonfan]

I was employed with krogers back in october 2006 and in may 2007 i was suspended from work until they further investigated as to why my register came up 600.00 short in the cash office when my register was counted before my shift was done. I handed my supervisor my registe while i signed off on another register so that they can begin to count my till and thats when manager was notified. I belonged to the union at thevtime and they were investigating the situation but as the investigating continued i was not at any point in time showing me taking money nor did they see any evidence of me showing any kind of action of taking money. I WAS SUSPENDED FOR A WHOLE MONTH until i was notified that my position was teminated under the title of violation of store rules and was informed that i was ineligible for rehire. After 2 years of not being employed i was then notified by a coworker that my supervisor and coworker were actually caught on camera stealing from the tills that they were responsible for counting and they had been doing this while we worked together and years after they were immediately fired and racked up on thousands of dollars. I want to know if im able to sue krogers for invalid evidence of me taking money and left me with no income to support my family due to lack of evidence. I was ashamed walking out of the store a
nd offended that i was being fired for no reason or proof. The union didnt try hard enough to fight for me and i paid my dues every pay period. I felt like a criminal and when the real thiefs were caught i should have been notified to clear my name and asked to come back to work. Is there any room to sue and how do i do this without hurting my case but i feel someone should be responsible for their actions. Can anyone give me advice or let me know what can i do.

 

[army judge]

There is a devilish thing called the statute of limitations. However, why not discuss your situation with a couple local attorneys? The initial consultation is often provided FREE of charge.


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[shrinkmaster]

Google "at will" it will show that your employer may fire you at anytime for any or no reason. In fact they did not fire you for theft but for rule violation. You can certainly talk to an Attorney but I dont see this working in your favor

 

[Betty3]

Agree - your employer is not a court of law - they do not need proof/evidence of theft to terminate you & can terminate you for a rule violation. You just can't be terminated due to a reason prohibited by law (such as age, religion, gender...) Your only option was to "try" recourse through your union which you did.

You can certainly talk to an attorney but I don't know what they will be able to do for you, particularly at this late date.

 

[Elle]

Even if you are innocent, there is no way to prove that this manager took money from your register. This was also more than 6 years ago so I'm sure any appeal rights you had through your union have long since passed. Further, the statute of limitations to take action against the union itself for failing to properly represent you has also passed.