Employee Dismissal Timing Dispute

The employer summarily dismissed the employee based on suspicion of embezzlement and fraudulent property damage related to manipulating parking garage exit times for free exits and misappropriating repair funds. The court held that while a valid reason for immediate termination existed, the employer forfeited the right to an immediate termination because the dismissal was not issued promptly upon gaining conclusive knowledge of the misconduct on July 9th; waiting until July 18th, even to await the return of a supervisor from vacation, was deemed an unreasonable delay when the facts were clear, indicating that adhering to the ordinary notice period was subjectively feasible for the employer.