Misrepresentation In The Workplace

In a December 28, 2016, Minnesota Supreme Court Ruled that an employer can deny a former employee unemployment benefits if their termination resulted from a misrepresentation on their job application. In a MPR News article, Bob Collins recounts the story of Nina Wilson, a woman who worked at a mortgage services company before she was fired for lying about her educational level. After five months of employment, the company issued a background check of Wilson and found no evidence that she had ever completed a GED program, uncovering that Wilson had knowingly deceived her employer to get the position. Although Wilson could perform job accurately without the required educational level, the company fired her because “it’s an integrity and character