I was fired from my job in Miss. for stealing money from a woman purse that work with me. but i did not do it and don't know who did or if anyone did steal a thing anyway its happen i was told since others put me in the van where the purse was that i come up with the money or be fired i had to get fingerprinted by police lost my job got joke about when i was not the only one in the van and was on front seat the purse was on the back my fingerprint came back negitve but still i'm fired there was like 6 other in that van that day and anyone could have gotten that money it was kept unlocked a long way from where we work. Is there anything i can do about this legalily? Its not being fired its about the police,fingerprints,my pride and just wrong.

It isn't illegal for your employer to fire you even without proof. When it comes to he said/ she said situations,it ts almost impossible to know who is lying. Your employer is not a court of law and they aren't detectives, so it is legal to fire you for suspicion of theft. It was also the proper thing to do to let the police handle it as far as the charges and investigation go.

you have a case, need to located you an attorney. There are not many attorney in MS that handle Employment wrongfully terminated cases, and yes MS have an AT Will clause but it does not apply to harassement and that is what happen to you, please pursue this case

This is not harassment as the law defines it. If the company suspects anyone of theft, be it an employee or customer or random passerby, then they have the right to turn it over to the police to handle. The company absolutely can fire when they suspect theft, even if a police investigation is inconclusive or later clears you.

you have a case, need to located you an attorney. There are not many attorney in MS that handle Employment wrongfully terminated cases, and yes MS have an AT Will clause but it does not apply to harassement and that is what happen to you, please pursue this case

Just so that you can be educated on what constitutes discrimination and harassment under the law, please visit EEOC on line at www.eeoc.gov/ (http://www.eeoc.gov/).

zoddie, thanks for the best laugh I've had all week! I appreciate your humor here. :)

if any of you guys can help with this matter please let me know i just need to clear my name.

There's nothing you can do. Your employer in well within their rights to fire you for any reason they see fit. It's not like you were wrongly convicted of a crime. You were fired for suspicion of theft. Just let it go.

if any of you guys can help with this matter please let me know i just need to clear my name.
Help you do what? You were not wrongfully terminated. Your name does not need to be cleared if the police did not find evidence that you stole the money. Find another job.