Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
Employmen
Can I be held liable it I know that my boss is stealing money and I don't do anything about it
Asked on 12/04/07, 1:51 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert L. Bennett
Law offices of Robert L. Bennett
Re: Employmen
I am in total agreement with Mr. Lee's answer.
Answered on 12/04/07, 4:58 pm
Clayton Lee
Russakow, Ryan & Johnson
Re: Employmen
Would need a lot more facts to answer this question. For example, held liable in an action by whom? Are you an officer or director of a corporation? Are you a partner in a partnership? From whom is your boss stealing money?
Your obligations under the law depend on what fiduciary duty you owe to the company, and that depends on what your role is and how the company is set up.
As a matter of employment law, however, if you blow the whistle on his stealing and are fired as a result, you have a sure-fire wrongful termination lawsuit.
Do the right thing.
Answered on 12/04/07, 2:12 pm