by Kim Dailey | May 23, 2024 | Background Information, Employee Theft, News
A diligent background with a reputable background screening company would have uncovered a prior criminal record. All too often employers hire an applicant believing they have made a good choice. Even when they conduct a background check… or so they thought! It is...
by Kim Dailey | Sep 13, 2019 | Employee Theft, News
Federal law does not prohibit employers from asking about your criminal history. But, federal Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) laws do prohibit employers from discriminating when they use criminal history information. Using criminal history information to make...
by Kim Dailey | May 2, 2019 | Background Checks News, Employee Theft, News, Why Screen News
Courtney Wells, a 49-year-old woman in Connecticut admitted to embezzling over a half a million dollars combined from her two positions as a trusted bookkeeper. Appearing as a trustworthy employee at her job as treasurer of the Southington Lacrosse Association,...
by Kim Dailey | Mar 13, 2019 | Employee Theft, News, Why Screen News
… but you still can’t ignore it While average dollars lost to robberies have declined over the past few years, theft by retail employees continues – and averages a loss of 1.44 percent of sales annually to individual companies in the United States. Added across the...