salaried emp. missed one day, worked day off, pay deducted

I work for a national food service company as an assistant manager. On the thursday be fore Xmas, I called to trade hrs with another manager. And was allowed to have the night off. thus I missed a day. That same pay period I worked Xmas day which was my regularly scheduled day off. The other manager was in charge of closing the shift and drawer. He asked me to close the drawer (which is a first). I have known this man 5yrs through this company, and he has never asked me to close a drawer for him.

Well the drawer was $80 short, To my knowledge there were at least 3-4 managers, the owner, and a cashier in that drawer that night. All week long the other manager had been complaining about no Xmas bonus. That night he didn't care about it. just blew it off and said oh well.

I was off on the following day, Went back on scheduled day, General manager was there. We were in the office I asked him if the money ever showed up, he said no. He proceeded to tell me that the cashier has been with him 5yrs, day manager 3yrs, other manager 2yrs, and me just at a year. He has never been short like this, only once and it was a cashier no longer there. That based on the numbers I was the guilty party. Then said well thats your Xmas bonus I guess, quickly rephrased and said whoevers bonus. No witnesses to this conversation.

I bit my tongue and walked to the cash register fuming. As he was leaving, he said don't let it ruin my night. I immediatly told him I did not like being accused of being a theif. He spend 5 minutes retracking and cleaning up his story.

Next on New years eve, same manager and cashier working. the cashier and the GM had left for the day. Leaving me and the other manager. At 5am I was getting ready to close the drawer and the other manager decided it was time for him to go home. He was scheduled off at 4am but being a busy night full of drunks he told the GM he would stay til 6am (end of shift).

I count the money and find it about even where it should be. Go back and realize that that there is $40 worth open unpaid tickets. Thus the drawer is now $40 short. Reviewed the tickets and reminbered the tables and seeing them at the register to pay, whether they did or not I did not see.

Relief manager came in told him about it, and voided the tickets out leaving copies of them for the GM. then took my 2 scheduled days off.

Well the pay checks came in and my check had $120 deducted.
was told this was for the day I missed, yet I worked my day off, and when I called to get off was given permission.

In the past $50 was short, the other manager and myself were to paid $25 apiece to make up for it. I paid my $25, he told me He never had to pay a thing. Is this right for them to do this?

I left there Company.