Macy's Employee Theft

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas. I am currently a employee at Macy's. Last month LP caught me ring up my own transaction on my register. I did a return on a sweater I had bought earlier that month. The total of the sweater was 22.83. Today they called me down to question me. They wrote out a statement and had me sign it. I also went ahead and paid the money back. I was told I had to be put on suspension and to call HR in 24hrs. I know that since what I did was stealing, I will no longer have my job. My question is, when do the police come in? Do they wait until I call in to file charges against me? I thought the police would be called in, but they werent. Do they come to my house? Sorry, this is the first time I did anything like this so Im confused. What will it show on my record? Do I have to tell future employers about this, or will they just be able to find out?

We can't say how or when or even if Macy's will call the police, or how the police will handle it. I can answer your last question, though.

While no law compells you to tell other future employers about this, if you have been working at Macy's for longer than about three weeks maximum, other employers are going to ask you what you were doing for that time and you are going to have to have an answer for them. While it is not a guarantee that they WILL automatically find out about it, they CAN find out about it and it is much, much easier for an employer to find out than you might think. On two separate occasions I have gotten information about employees when I wasn't even looking for it - it literally fell into my lap; nor are those the only occasions I've learned things about employees or co-workers outside of running a background check. While many employers will forgive a single mistake, few if any will forgive being lied to, and falsification of your application is a firing offense, or, if pre-hire, one worthy of putting your name on the permanent do not hire list. Then you not only have to deal with the firing from Macy's but the subsequent one as well. So whatever you decide to do, be sure to think through all the possible ramifications very hard.

If they were going to call the police, they would have not let you leave the store. For $22.83 (that you paid back) it isn't worth anyone's time to have you arrested. They will terminate you. It would only be on your record if you were convicted. No, you don't/shouldn't to tell future employers about this, as you'll never be hired anywhere. Hopefully you've learned a lesson.

Nayners, are you a hiring manager? I am. Or at least I was, for 10+ years.

Trust me, the poster WILL be asked what they were doing during that time period and it IS very easier, and getting easier all the time, for an employer to catch a poster in a lie. It's the lie that will REALLY keep him from being hired.