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Can US Employers Recover Damages from Former Employees for ‘Time Theft’?

February 1, 2023

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The case of a Canadian company that recovered damages in court from a former employee accused of “time theft” raises the question of whether U.S. employers can similarly use electronic monitoring to persuade courts to award them damages. Several legal experts say that’s usually not possible, but one attorney says U.S. employers can do so.

Canadian Case Involves AI-Based Software

A former accountant at accounting firm Reach CPA on Vancouver Island in British Columbia was ordered to repay her former employer for time theft after tracking software indicated she had performed personal tasks while working, according to CBS News. The firm countersued her for time theft after she sued claiming she was wrongfully dismissed and that the employer owed her unpaid wages and severance pay.

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