Week 6 BOC: Stolen Valor Lawsuit

The company went wrong in not doing a background check on the supposed veteran before hiring him/her. The company should try to settle with the new employee outside of court and formally apologize before hiring them. The company should take the former employee to court. The monetary reward awarded in the case should cover lawyer’s fees, wages and other all costs that would compensate for the deceit and the time lost in training and experience that should have been provided to the other qualified applicant. Jail time should not be required unless the company does not receive compensation. If the company does not get any monetary reward due to their failure in performing a background check.