Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Employee responsible for bank deposits

I work in retail, and recently my employer has started making the employees do the bank deposits every night, sometimes can be thousands of dollars. (There used to be an armored car service). They want to make each employee sign a form stating that if any funds are not deposited, the company will hold the employee responsible for the funds and will seek full restitution. We were also told that if we do not sign this form, it's a voluntary resignation. The managers version of the form does not say anything about seeking restitution for any funds. I have concerns about signing this because it's a lot of money, and things happen sometimes! What if I got into a car accident on the way to the bank, or if I was held at gunpoint and robbed at the night deposit box. Would I still be responsible to pay the money back? My supervisors say that of course it would not apply in that situation. But the form doesn't specify that. I don't want to lose my job but i'm not sure about signing this form. What am i as an employee responsible for?

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