personal property withheld

[clsjmk]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? florida
I was fired on Monday and the manager told me to hand in my key and vacate the property and a bunch of other stuff and that the treasurer had to inspect my tool box before I could have it..
I need my tools and personal property ...is he allowed to hold it ransome:

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Yes they are allowed to make sure you don't have any of their property in your tool box.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? florida
I was fired on Monday and the manager told me to hand in my key and vacate the property and a bunch of other stuff and that the treasurer had to inspect my tool box before I could have it..
I need my tools and personal property ...is he allowed to hold it ransome:

I disagree with the other poster. They could and should have inspected it on the spot. They cannot hold it indefinitely. I would call the police and see if they will help you retrieve your property. If they will not, then sue the company.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Nobody said, "indefinitely" except for you LdiJ. By what the OP wrote I would have to assume that it is only the treasurer that can confirm what is and isn't company property.

The OP didn't mention if he has even tried to contact the treasurer or anyone else at the employer since the termination on Monday. For all we know it has been checked and may be sitting there waiting for him so it is premature to say the least to try and get the cops involved at this point and would likely be close to useless anyway.

He mentions the word ransome (SIC). Which would lead someone to think they want something from him but he doesn't mention what that something is if it is anything.

 

[HRZ]

I agree, OP needs to make attempt(S) to schedule pickup of his toolbox and employer needs to make it available for pickup....premature to assume anything improper is going on.

 

[latigo]

Nobody said, "indefinitely" except for you LdiJ. . . . . . . .

Excuse me please, but LdiJ's adverb is perfectly suitable as defining the representations of the employer as to when the OP might receive his property.

Not then and there; not at a specified future date and time; nor even upon an approximate future date and time. No even in due time! But only after the "treasurer" got around to inspecting the tool box!

If you don't find that as vague, unclear, inexact, and "indefinite", then we don't speak the same language.

And please don't come back reconciling with more of your "self-assumptions" putting words in the OP's mouth. Lawyers prone to doing so soon end up looking for honest employment.

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[Zigner]

Excuse me please, but LdiJ's adverb is perfectly suitable as defining the representations of the employer as to when the OP might receive his property.

Not then and there; not at a specified future date and time; nor even upon an approximate future date and time. No even in due time! But only after the "treasurer" got around to inspecting the tool box!

If you don't find that as vague, unclear, inexact, and "indefinite", then we don't speak the same language.

And please don't come back reconciling with more of your "self-assumptions" putting words in the OP's mouth. Lawyers prone to doing so soon end up looking for honest employment.

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[SUB]"PayRollHRGuy is not an attorney so his research skills and claimed experiences are up for question."[/SUB]

I am flabbergasted.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Damn near everything in this thread and most of the threads on this site are assumptions. Even when the OPs give a lot of information.

To think that it would be time to call the police when the OP hasn't even contacted the former employer since there termination a few days ago shows a significant disconnect from reality.







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[Mass_Shyster]

I am flabbergasted.

Have you tried Beano?

 

[LdiJ]

Damn near everything in this thread and most of the threads on this site are assumptions. Even when the OPs give a lot of information.

To think that it would be time to call the police when the OP hasn't even contacted the former employer since there termination a few days ago shows a significant disconnect from reality.

Toolboxes and their contents are generally worth a very great deal of money.

The OP was fired on Monday and Today is Friday. It shouldn't have taken much, if any time at all to check a toolbox for company property.

OP should have been able to leave with his toolbox. By all means, if others think that he should contact the employer and insist on picking up his toolbox today, then fine. However, if they refuse to allow it, then he does have to take measures to get his property back.