When I looked at the sales reports today, I noticed $50 worth of discounts. I matched the transaction time with the CCTV and caught her red handed applying all the discounts. $50 is a lot to us since this is 20% of our average daily sales.
I have no choice but to fire her now. Business is slow and we’re also a new business. Has anyone dealt with this in the past and am I legally allowed to deduct this from her final paycheck (Texas)? I know Reddit is the last place to go to for legal advice.
Depending on your state, you need to log this as a fraud charge against your employee and then offset the discrepancies as your loss for their activity.
Once the case is tried, then you can formally pursue the losses against your employee’s wages.