Departing employee data fraud on the rise
In this age of technology, the risk of departing employee theft and fraud has increased substantially. Departing employees are no longer limited to removing printed confidential business information,...
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Anti-fraud monitoring: The employer’s right of surveillance
Source: lawinquebec.wordpress.com Employee surveillance is an excellent and available method by which companies can protect against fraud. Monitoring of company-supplied hardware, software and access...
View ArticleFidelity insurance remains a useful tool for employee-related fraud
On March 19, 2014, Toronto police arrested 3 York University employees in connection with an alleged fraudulent billing scheme. The alleged fraud is reported to have cost York University close to $2...
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Whistleblower protection: The importance of internal policies
Source: www.personneltoday.com Employees are often reluctant to report suspected misconduct because they fear retaliation from those that are engaged in the misconduct. This often prevents companies...
View ArticleHow to attract strong candidates for executive positions while protecting...
Senior executives are sometimes indemnified against costs and expenses incurred as a result of legal proceedings that might be brought against such employees. Indemnification of this kind provides the...
View ArticleJagged Little Pill: What “You Oughta Know” Regarding Agency Fraud
Recently Canadian singer Alanis Morissette became the latest well-publicized victim of fraud at the hands of one she employed and trusted: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/36316327. She joins a long list...
View ArticleEmployee’s Silence about Fraud Leads to $20 Million Civil Judgment for Employer
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court demonstrates the overlap between civil and criminal findings, and how an employer can use a criminal verdict to recover additional damages in a civil...
View ArticleIgnorance of Fraud is No Defence: Employer Vicariously Liable for Rogue Employee
In an unreported judgment Pallotta v. Cengarle, Court file CV-16-56337 released on February 27, 2020, Faieta J. found real estate lawyer Licio Cengarle vicariously liable for his clerk’s mortgage fraud...
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