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Released: April 03, 2013
Retailers track employee thefts in vast databases
Source: Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, NY Times (Free Registration)
Facing a wave of employee theft, retailers across the country have helped amass vast databases of workers accused of stealing and are using that information to keep employees from working again in the industry.
The repositories of information, like First Advantage Corporation’s Esteem database, often contain scant details about suspected thefts and routinely do not involve criminal charges. Still, the information can be enough to scuttle a job candidate’s chances.
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