Archive for October, 2006

Executives Accused of White Collar Crimes Can Prove Costly To Your Business

We found this article on Topix.net Monster Director Resigns Over Probe By VINNEE TONG . Worldwide, parent of the world’s largest job search site, said Monday that former Chief Executive Andrew J. McKelvey has resigned from its board after refusing to be interviewed about the company’s past stock options practices. A board committee conducting an [...]

New California Prosecutor Ruling May Send Those In Search Of Public Records To Private Services

We found this article in the LA Times. Criminal records to be kept from public, media By Peter Y. Hong Times Staff Writer California prosecutors are no longer releasing routine information about defendants, including their criminal histories and parole or probation status. The change comes in the aftermath of a Sept. 20 legal opinion from [...]

Publication Is Embarrassed By Employee Theft That Leads To Insider Trading

We found this article in the LA Times. WALL ST. ROUNDUP Business Week plant worker pleads guilty A former worker at a Wisconsin printing plant pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he leaked the names of stocks mentioned in Business Week before the magazine was mailed.Nickolaus Shuster, who worked at Quad Graphics Inc. in Sussex, [...]

Bickering Employees Can Disrupt Office Production and Morale

We saw this article on the KSBI-TV site. Office Ghouls Don’t Strike Only On Halloween Survey Shows Managers Have Their Hands Full Resolving Staff Personality Conflicts MENLO PARK, Calif. — Ghosts and goblins who traditionally make their appearance on October 31 may have office counterparts whose behaviors bedevil their managers throughout the year. Executives polled [...]