PI News Round-up - August 21, 2008

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August 21, 2008

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The PInow.com staff has been intrigued by these industry news stories:

Courts Decide About Workplace Spying
CHICAGO, IL - Courts are increasingly supporting employers who hire PIs to check up on employees on the Family Medical Leave Act. According to the National Law Journal, employers have caught employees supposedly caring for a sick loved one engaging in a range of activities and deceptions that abuse the Family Medical Leave Act. Employees have claimed that employer surveillance is harassment and interferes with their rights, but courts have generally not agreed with employee claims.
	Read full article and comment	Source: ABA Journal, August 19, 2008

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Bernard Freeman Community Service Award Goes to PI Firm
SAN DIEGO, CA - Able Forensic Investigations, Inc. in San Diego has been awarded the Bernard Freeman Community Service Award by the American Institute for Professional Services' Program for Outstanding Private Investigators. The award recognizes professionalism and integrity in PI services. Howard Eisemann, president and general manager at Able Forensic Investigations accepted the award for the company.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Fox Business, August 15, 2008

Company Gets License in Michigan Under the Private Investigator Licensure Act
SOUTHFIELD, MI - A Michigan company, The Center for Computer Forensics (CCF), has received a Michigan PI License in order to meet the requirements for Michigan House Bill 5274, which requires computer forensic vendors to have PI license. CCF sought a PI license as soon as the bill was signed in order to offer clients continued service with no interruptions.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Earth Times, August 19, 2008

PI Arrested and Jailed for Impersonation
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Brett Sutcliffe, a Sydney PI, has been sentenced to one year in jail after impersonating an Australian Federal Police agent. The case stems from the moment Sutcliffe was confronted by a 77-year-old woman, who objected to the PI parking in a disabled parking zone outside her home. Sutcliffe then allegedly sent the woman a letter warning her that she had interfered in an official investigation involving national security. The letter went on to warn the woman that she could be arrested for obstruction of justice, harboring of criminals and other offenses. The woman eventually recognized Sutcliffe on a local television show and realized that he was not a federal agent as his letter claimed. Sutcliffe's licenses have been canceled by the NSW Police Commissioner, and the PI no longer works for Spousebusters.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Live News, August 19, 2008

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