It is very common for employers to run background checks on their future employees to see their past history and to determine if they are trustworthy and would be a valuable asset to the company. However other than by word of mouth or by whatever may be found on the internet, most employees never get the chance to discover if their employer is reputable. Unless you hire a professional investigator, there is very little a person can do to know who they will be working for. Advanced Private Investigator and Security Of Boca Raton FL will share some signs to watch out for if your employer is committing fraud.
Signs that Your Employer is Breaking the Law By Committing Fraud
If you are talking with your employer or their managers, there are a few red flags you should look for to know if you’re working for a company with proper ethics or one that may be committing fraud. Below are some of signs you should watch for in an employer who might be committing fraud.
• When an employer pays in cash and doesn’t give any type of payroll stub.
• If your employer gives 1099’s. Rather in most cases a W-2 should be issued.
• When your employer offers to pay you in trade versus paychecks, such as your employer offering you free rent, reimbursements, or barters with something of value.
• If your employer or company pays you based on “piecework,” and not based on an hourly wage. Or they don’t record your hours.
• If an employer tries to pay you for fewer hours than what you actually worked.
• In the event you or a co-worker got injured on the job and your employer offers to pay your medical expenses instead of reporting the accident.
• If you or even another employee does not qualify for unemployment insurance due to the fact that your employer reported your hours as less than what you actually worked.
• If the nature of the business submits bids for jobs well below typical industry standards.
• If the company or employer never maintains complete or accurate payroll information.
• If the company or owner of the business is operating without the proper license or registration, yet they still employ workers.
• If the company has a rather large list of corporate officers listed yet they don’t all work for the company.
• If the company hires out many of their own family such as children, or siblings.
• If the company has many corporate offices that never actually exercise any control of the business operations.
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Whether you just started working at a company or the company you have been working for a long time has displayed any of these signs in their actions or business practices, there could be a chance the company is involved in fraud. This isn’t the kind of workplace you want to be involved in. You may want to consider looking elsewhere for employment or you may want to give them the benefit of the doubt and hire a private investigator to look into it. Advanced Private Investigator and Security Of Boca Raton FL hopes to protect you and to prevent your valuable time from being taken advantage of. If you are a victim, you can hire us to help discover the truth about your employer and his/her business ethics.
