Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

what is the punishment for time clock cheating? we enter our work times into a software system and I suspect a few of us are cheating...


Asked on 8/22/10, 10:51 am

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Carol Ryder Law Office of Carol Ryder PC

Stealing time is stealing and with it comes the potential of penalties. Cheaters can readily be fired (and I have seen it done) and even criminally prosecuted. If you are unionized, don't think, esp these days, they may be able to do much, even a big union in a big employer in and near your zip I am filing a multi-million $ federal suit against this week (union, disability carrier, and company) and they failed to protect the worker from egregious acts by the company and dis carrier-I doubt they would stick their necks out for criminal acts).

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Answered on 9/05/10, 1:08 pm


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