Can an employer force an employee to undergo interrogation as part of an investigation into employee theft?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gallano v. Burlington Coat Factory of Cal. LLC, A146335 (Cal. App. 2017):
3. "[A]ll reasonable attempts to investigate employee theft, including employee interrogation, are a normal part of the employment relationship. It is also true that all such reasonable interrogation or voluntary confinement cannot be regarded as false imprisonment and is not actionable." (Fermino v. Fedco, Inc. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 701, 717.)
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