QUESTION
Is an employee liable for a company’s bounced check?
Asked on Jul 17th, 2015 on Criminal Law - New Mexico
More details to this question:
My daughter worked part time for a small kiosk in a mall. Part of her regular job was to take a company check from the company owner and cash it to replenish the cash drawer. One of the checks bounced and the cash express who cashed the check is coming after her for the $1,900. Why would they not go after the owner of the business/author of the check?
1 ANSWER
If her only task relative to the checks was to transport and cash the check, there would not be any liability. She didn't write the check, she is not a co-signatory, she didn't endorse the check, she didn't deposit it in her name or her account, assumedly. If there is no impropriety, then the owner would be the liable party. ?The question then becomes, what became of the $1,900 cash that was given to her at the time she presented the check?
Answered on Jul 21st, 2015 at 8:56 AM