My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Florida
I was recently terminated for what was considered "gross misconduct." I worked in retail, trying to save money to start law school (ironically) this coming Fall, and as a Store Manager, I was doing an inventory count. A product that was used and was no longer able to be sold was in the back room, so I removed it from the store to avoid a miscount and threw it with the rest of the garbage from the store to be taken to our dumpster, about a block away. The problem was (and pretty stupid, admittedly) I had put all the garbage in my car to drive it to the dumpster, which made it look like I was trying to steal the product. Long story short, my District Manager saw it when he came to check up on the store, reported it to corporate, and the next day I was let go. Now, I have a gross misconduct on my employment record for theft, and I'm growing more and more concerned that this will come back to haunt me in about 3 1/2 years when I apply to the bar association (preferably in the NJ/PA/NY region) under their character and fitness regulations.
I want to know if there is anything I can do to get the reason for termination changed because I honestly think it was a misunderstanding and I feel that I was never given a chance to explain what happened. I know it was dumb, but it was not malicious, and the last thing I want is for this to follow me around for the rest of my life.
Thanks for any help.

