If you are in business long enough the chances a pretty good that one day you will discover that one of your employees has done something not just stupid, but possibly criminal.
The Connecticut Employment Law blog recently considered the subject of when an employer should report a crime by an employee. The Penn State child abuse scandal has brought this issue to light in stark terms.
Blogger Daniel Schwartz reminds us that some employers are, by law, mandated reporters for certain types of crimes. Other situations may fall in more of a gray area.
Schwartz cautions that employers should take seriously situations that suggest criminal activity – even if it is by your top salesman or a legendary football program.
