Last week we talked about the employment issues arising from Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA surveillance programs. Snowden was once again in the news as he attempts to find political asylum to whomever will take him. Not surprisingly he has enlisted the help of Wikileaks and Ecuador appears to be the target. This is
Negligent Supervision & Hiring
The Case
FINRA recently fined Merrill Lynch $1 million over a Texas Ponzi scheme. The case, which involved a San Antonio broker who was sentenced to prison was covered in a recent blog post in the Stockbroker Fraud blog.
The Merrill broker persuaded investors to put money into a partnership and used at
Social Media Screening (Potential Hires): Part 1
Social media sites can give an employer/recruiter information about potential hires that you can’t ask in an interview. Take Facebook for instance, you can learn the following about me from my profile and posts:
- Race/Ethnicity – just take a look at my picture;
- Age – set forth in my profile;
- Marital Status – set