Are Your Employees Safe from ID Theft? by Katie Smith

If you are the owner of a business, don’t let workplace identity theft happen to your employees, because you could be held responsible for all their losses! Identity theft is now the USA’s number one consumer fraud concern. According to the the Federal Trade Commission, as many as nine million Americans have their identity stolen every year. Identity theft is defined as the misuse or fraudulent use of an individual’s sensitive personal information. Now, employers are the prime target of identity thieves. Employee records held by the human resource and payroll departments are now being targeted. It’s become a real honey pot to an identity thief. There is a wealth of personally identifiable information held about each employee, such as their social security number, birthday, driver’s license number, health and medical records, and payroll records, just to name a few. Human resource professionals must make a top priority the proper security,....