What is the law on employers searching a personal home. there has been some recent theft in the workplace and an employee was asked by the employer if the employer could search his personal home,agreed because he thought he had to, and had nothing to hide
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If the employer was granted permission by the homeowner, then he had a right to search the home. He is not granted that right by law, however. Only law enforcement officials can search a home, and only then with probable cause and a search warrant.
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If consent was given, it's fair game, but not legally binding. The local law enforcement would have to either have consent or a warrant with specific intent. So, if consent was given to the employer, and something was found, the employer could take that information to law enforcement and that would give them probable cause to generate a search warrant.
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They didn't find anything. A previous employee was already fired for stealing. This guy was not involved in anyway, just happened to be working there during the time. Several comments have been made to him and asking him if he was involved. Should we file a formal complaint with the employer HR? Especially since the other employees did not get their homes searched.
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I understand wanting to prove your innocence~but that's the craziest thing i've ever heard of...... i don't think there's anything he could do about it now because he did give permission as gideon said but i do believe that if i proved my innocence by golly i'd have my say........and at least consult an attorney for advice.
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If my employer wants to go through my home, they better have a search warrant. I don't want anyone coming into my messy place without a good reason.
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