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CHILD GETS CAUGHT FOR WRITING BAD CHECKS FOR CANDY AND PASTRIES
“An adolescent in France got herself into a heap of trouble this week after police discovered the 12-year-old used stolen checks to fund her sweet tooth. According to local newspaper Sud Ouest, the swindling girl wrote 21 bad checks for candy and pastries, amounting to 2,500 euros (about $3,300). She also used two additional checks at a fast-food establishment.…
RHODE ISLAND PASSES A “BAN-THE BOX” LAW
“This week, Rhode Island became the eighth state in the country to pass a statewide Ban the Box law, and it’s one of the most expansive versions out there: The state will require all private and public employers to delay questions about criminal history, following Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Hawaii. Four other states and 51 municipalities…
Friday’s Funny
Working Hard, or Hardly Working? …
YAWNING COOLS THE BRAIN?
“It’s easy to be offended when a colleague yawns while you’re talking. But that yawn may not mean what you think. A growing number of researchers believe the purpose of this little-understood behavior is to cool the brain, says a research review published earlier this year in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Changes in climate affect how…
MAJOR RETAILER SUED FOR FCRA VIOLATIONS
“To resolve a legal challenge to its background-checking process, Advance Auto Parts has tentatively agreed to pay $100 apiece to more than 2,500 people who were turned down after applying for a job. The settlement’s price tag is an estimated $360,000, money Advance has tentatively agreed it would furnish without admitting responsibility or conceding any…
EMPLOYEES FIRED VIA TEXT MESSAGE
“I think it’s immoral. I think it’s cowardice,” Jackson told WFTV. The text message to the staffer on July 4 read, “I unfortunately need to inform you that I have been forced to close Barducci’s effective immediately.” According to the cook, at least 12 other employees received the same message. The surprise Fourth of July…
Friday Funny: Help Wanted Signs
“We all know times are tough. So many people are unemployed, underemployed or underpaid, that any available job can look like a golden opportunity. That is, unless it’s one of these….” …
INEFFECTIVE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING LEADS TO RISE IN EMPLOYEE THEFT
“Poor pre-employment screening and a decline in supervision are contributing to the rise in employee theft incidents, new research shows. A study of 23 large retail companies by loss-prevention consulting firm Jack L. Hayes International shows that 71,095 dishonest employees were apprehended in 2012, up 5.5 percent from 2011. In total, more than $50 million…
