Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

Something stolen at work

I work at a private exclusive country club in long beach. I have a snack shack aka kitchen connected to the back lower part of the club. No one works in there with me and i have worked there a year aug.8 .07. On sunday july 29, 07 my personal keys were stolen out of my kitchen. They were under my keyboard. The club acted like nothing happened. I then find out that the next day a managers keys are missing out of the office. Suddenly all the club locks get changed, cost $3000.00. Then today i find out that my key to my kitchen is a master to the whole club. I didn't know that. However, my kitchen key is never with my personal keys. My theory is: when the person found out i didnt have the key they were after they tossed mine and went for a set of managers keys instead. It has to be an employee because no one else is allowed in the office. The main manager tells my that my keys were not stolen that i just lost them. When i try to tell him otherwise, he shuts me off. He doesnt let me explain anything. A few days before that i ask the human resources person if they think i should file a police report and she doesnt think i should. They were going to handle it. I feel belittled, and insignificant. [email protected]


Asked on 8/11/07, 1:41 am

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Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Something stolen at work

Employees have the absolute right to report crimes to the police. Your employer would be on shaky legal ground to retaliate or discriminate against you for filing a police report. But employers do not always behave rationally and you have to consider the possibility that you would be retaliated against, and you would then be an unemployed persom with a possible uphill battle of a lawsuit.

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Answered on 8/11/07, 11:55 am


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