A collection of online and offline articles and resources related to legal, financial, and corporate investigations.
Heartland Articles / White Papers
- 3 ways to prevent hiring liars, goof-offs, egomaniacs, whiners, airheads and sloths, The Business Journals (June 4, 2014)
- The 3 biggest risks facing your business (and how you can limit their threat), The Business Journals (May 5, 2014)
- The most common reason employees steal — and how you can lower your risk for workplace fraud, The Business Journals (Apr 25, 2014)
- Twin Cities investigation firms: Fraud’s silver lining, Star Tribune (April 5, 2010)
- Undercover in Minnesota: Investigators play key role in uncovering patent and trademark laws, The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal (May 11, 2007)
- Investigating Catastrophic Events: The Minnesota Bridge Collapse by Paul Jaeb, PI Magazine (November/December 2007)
- We’re All Vulnerable by Paul Jaeb, Viewpoints (June 5, 2005)
- Trust Us, Trust Nobody by Paul Jaeb, Minnesota Law & Politics (April/May 2005)
- Stranger Than Fiction: Digital tools make it easier and cheaper than ever to verify personal information. So why don’t more businesses use them? Star Tribune (November 8, 1999)
- Firms should be proactive in preventing fraud, espionage. Billions in losses could be avoided with background checks, protection of trade secrets. Star Tribune (February 9, 1998)
Compliance Resources
- Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)
- Graham-Leach-Bliley Act – Title V: Privacy
- Compliance with the FCRA
- Notice to Users of Consumer Reports
Online Resources
- Fair Credit Reporting Act: The Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t just apply to credit agencies – it also sets the standard for employers who want to find out more about their current or prospective employees. Even if you don’t seek credit information, if you’re looking into a person’s “character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living,” you or the people you contract to do background work must be FCRA compliant. Or you’re liable.
- Privacy Rights Foundation: Even the most basic personal “due diligence” carries some considerable legal obligation. Check out the laundry list of criteria at the Privacy Rights Foundation Website.
- The Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press: Sometimes it helps to record conversations so you have a permanent record. Statutes cover what you can and can’t tape and they vary from state to state. The Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press has a good summary on the organizations website.
