Wethepeople
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Hi everyone, I was unbale to find any threads/articles pertaining to this particular situation so all inputs are appreciated. This may further fall under Civil, Employment or Criminal Law so I apologize if it maybe misplaced.
My question is, If for instance you hold certain items that (debatably) belong to an ex-employer, were let go remotely, but prefer not to meet in person to exchange items after separation and were requested to provide these items back, what are reasonable means of exchanging materials short of meeting in person and who is responsible?
I'm currently in a similar situation, there are many complicated angles which I will not go into for the sake of keeping the thread short (legal threats, wage claims, withholding pay, disrespectful exchanges, displays of dishonesty...etc.) which led me to decide not to meet with this individual in person or have this individual come to my residence, but instead requested for a shipping box and label, or third party pickup.
At first, I was told this "would not happen" and I would not receive payment until items were delivered. After some exchanges, I received a box along with partial payment but no label. Later, I was told the label was sent in an email that I had not received, then again later I was told they attempted to arrange postal pickup but that the courier would not come to my door and whether I was able to leave items at the leasing center!? Lastly, I was told I would receive a text from a third party with advance notice of a 2 hour window in order to leave items out for pickup. Later that day I received a call without notice supposedly attempting to pickup while I was away. After which I received criminal Threats, ultimatums and was later contacted by an investigator regarding alleged theft claims.
I will not go into how the items were allocated as this maybe a separate issue and a civil claim, regardless of who the items belong to, I intend on sending the items back (for the time being). My question is whether it is the employees responsibility to deliver these items (if for the sake of this example we consider the items the employers for property). Would the responsibility of collecting such property fall on the employer or the employee, and if this is the employers responsibility, whether the one, announced pickup attempt can exempt him from future arrangements and whether the employee can face potential theft charges if the items are never exchanged as a result.
Lastly, how long before (if ever) this property is considered abandoned if no future attempts to are made. Am I required to continue further communicating/notifying this individual regarding items at my possession if in fact he is already aware of means to collect said items but appears to leverage such property as a tool to retaliate again my wage claim with criminal threats? is this ultimately a civil or a criminal matter if in fact the items are considered his.
My question is, If for instance you hold certain items that (debatably) belong to an ex-employer, were let go remotely, but prefer not to meet in person to exchange items after separation and were requested to provide these items back, what are reasonable means of exchanging materials short of meeting in person and who is responsible?
I'm currently in a similar situation, there are many complicated angles which I will not go into for the sake of keeping the thread short (legal threats, wage claims, withholding pay, disrespectful exchanges, displays of dishonesty...etc.) which led me to decide not to meet with this individual in person or have this individual come to my residence, but instead requested for a shipping box and label, or third party pickup.
At first, I was told this "would not happen" and I would not receive payment until items were delivered. After some exchanges, I received a box along with partial payment but no label. Later, I was told the label was sent in an email that I had not received, then again later I was told they attempted to arrange postal pickup but that the courier would not come to my door and whether I was able to leave items at the leasing center!? Lastly, I was told I would receive a text from a third party with advance notice of a 2 hour window in order to leave items out for pickup. Later that day I received a call without notice supposedly attempting to pickup while I was away. After which I received criminal Threats, ultimatums and was later contacted by an investigator regarding alleged theft claims.
I will not go into how the items were allocated as this maybe a separate issue and a civil claim, regardless of who the items belong to, I intend on sending the items back (for the time being). My question is whether it is the employees responsibility to deliver these items (if for the sake of this example we consider the items the employers for property). Would the responsibility of collecting such property fall on the employer or the employee, and if this is the employers responsibility, whether the one, announced pickup attempt can exempt him from future arrangements and whether the employee can face potential theft charges if the items are never exchanged as a result.
Lastly, how long before (if ever) this property is considered abandoned if no future attempts to are made. Am I required to continue further communicating/notifying this individual regarding items at my possession if in fact he is already aware of means to collect said items but appears to leverage such property as a tool to retaliate again my wage claim with criminal threats? is this ultimately a civil or a criminal matter if in fact the items are considered his.
