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Preventing Misconduct with Workplace Investigations
Workplace investigations should be conducted periodically to ensure that crimes are not going unnoticed within organizations. A thorough workplace investigation can help uncover many types of crimes, from harassment, discrimination, and forgery to theft. A workplace...
Violence and Threat Assessments: Dos and Don’ts in the Workplace to Prevent Further Damage
If yours is one of the countless businesses across the United States who wasn't prepared to deal with workplace violence and got caught out, you're sadly—but certainly—not alone. Statistics reveal that as many as 90% of organizations do not comply with federal OSHA...
How a PI Can Help with an Asset Search
Divorce, bankruptcy and death can be some of the most difficult experiences of someone’s life, and evaluation of assets is always part of these experiences. But how can you evaluate something if you cannot verify it even exists? This is where an asset search...
This is how workplace investigations can prevent fraud in your business
Employee fraud is common, especially in small and medium-sized businesses. It involves fraudulent activities such as stealing from your organization, deceiving your employer, or illegally gaining financial favor or personal benefits. According to one study, about 46%...
Workplace Investigation: Types of Employee Violations
Most organizations are increasingly experiencing violations from their employees, and when necessary, a workplace investigation must be conducted. Even though some violations are more severe than others, they can harm the employee and the organization. They can be...
Embezzlement: How to Proceed Following Fraud
Your business is your livelihood. It's what you've poured your blood, sweat, and tears into establishing. So it can be very devastating to suddenly find out that your accountant has run away with your company's money. You can actually feel like a rug has been pulled...
The Harmful Organizational Culture of Theranos
The rise and fall of the blood-testing company, Theranos, has already been heavily documented through journalism, a podcast, and a documentary. Consumers have long been privy to the meteoric ascent of alleged wunderkind, Elizabeth Holmes, who started the company when...
Company Culture Audits: Your Checklist for a Safe Workplace
The modern workplace is ever-changing, and with that comes new challenges for employers regarding maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for their employees. As an employer, one of the best ways to ensure your workplace is safe and up to par is by conducting a...
5 Questions to Ask Before Joining a Startup
In the United States, the corporate landscape is ever-growing and changing based on consumer needs. As companies seem to only get bigger, it’s understandable how a working professional would not want to be just another cog in the corporate machine. This is one of many...
5 Signs of a Toxic Startup
If you’ve never had to navigate the corporate world, you know that startups can be a great place for brand new professionals to begin padding their resumes with relevant experience in the corporate world. Startups can serve as a literal springboard for careers across...
Damar Hamlin’s Contract Adjusted, Signals Possible Shift in Values for NFL
Earlier this January, the world of the NFL was completely rocked by the collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin on the field during a cardiac arrest that stopped the game cold in a historically unprecedented event. Damar Hamlin spent more than a week in the...
Do You Need A Violence And Threat Assessment For Your Business, Clinic Or Hospital? Get Started Here
It's a bitter pill to swallow for businesses across the United States that prosecutions for workplace violence have fallen in recent years, but these kinds of incidents continue to grow in frequency—with more than ever resulting in deadly shootings. Here at...
Look At These White Collar Crime Examples So You Know How To Prevent Them Happening To Your Business
While many companies prefer not to disclose that they have been a victim of while collar crime, this dastardly form of criminality is known to cost American businesses billions, if not trillions every year. Once in a while, a huge case hits the headlines, with...
How Professional Investigators Can Dramatically Reduce Violence And Threats In The Workplace
Would your business benefit from the support of professional investigators to mitigate the risk of violence and threats in the workplace? The answer to that question might surprise you. When we imagine the role of the corporate PI, we might imagine them investigating...
What Is White Collar Crime And How Much Is It Costing YOUR Business?
Did you know that a single shady threat is behind a potential $1.7 trillion in annual losses for American businesses each year? Alarmingly, the number can only be estimated because as many as 90% of instances of this particular flavor of crime go unreported. And who...
Workplace Violence Risk Assessment And Management Framework: A Guide
Are you ready to safeguard your company against the threat of workplace violence? Close to half of human resources professionals in the U.S. say that their organizations have been impacted by workplace violence, and yet more than half of American workers agree that...
So Your Accountant Ran Off With The Company’s Money? Here’s How Professionals Can Get You Back Up And Running
It's every company's worst nightmare. The very individual trusted to balance the books and safeguard assets has decided to try their hand at embezzlement. If your accountant or another trusted individual with financial oversight has done your enterprise dirty, what...
This Is The Major Key To Preventing White Collar Crime
Have you ever noticed how defending against certain kinds of corporate threats can seem obvious but others less so? For example, data theft can be prevented with top-notch digital security and physical inventory theft with security teams and CCTV systems. These...

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