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Good step. Should also remove background checks, credit checks, and drug tests.
by racecar789 9y ago
Good step. Should also remove background checks, credit checks, and drug tests.
- paulddraper 9y agoWhy? My father-in-law was just embezzled by his accountant. It's mostly been spent, so he will get pennies in the dollar back. (I'm not well versed in legal matters...I had no idea crime could be so profitable, even after you get caught.) It sucks that he got screwed over, but it'll suck more if the next guy has the same experience. There must be some kinds of questions employers can be permitted to ask to help this?
- r00fus 9y agoIsn't that more of a customer/vendor relationship? Do accountants lose their CPA for stuff like that?
- paulddraper 9y ago"Accountant" is perhaps an overstatement. It was a very small business (<10 employees). The position was combination of secretary, controller, and office manager. The person did payroll, made travel arragements, paid the rent, etc. Previously, the IT admin did some of these; he was the one to notice something was wrong. They hire a CPA service for the complicated tax stuff.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoDid his business insurance not cover the loss?
- paulddraper 9y agoIs that common? Most small business insurance I've seen is for liability, not for damage to the company by its own employees. I am admittedly not well versed in this.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoNot sure how often people purchase it, but it's called Employee Dishonesty Coverage. Well worth it for people in key financial positions.
- paulddraper 9y agoInteresting. Thanks.
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- lawnchair_larry 9y agoA background check would have done nothing to warn him. If he ends up in court over it, it will be public record, and that's all you need.
- paulddraper 9y agoIsn't checking criminal records the raison d'etre for background checks?