Causes of actions for . Also, see The Estate of Evelyn M. Kaluza by Joanne Hinz, Personal Representative v. Gross Common Carrier, Inc . The integral part that employment plays in rehabilitating one convicted of crime and the recidivism tendencies of criminals. What is important in this assessment is not the factual details related to such things as the hour of the day the offense was committed, the clothes worn during the crime, whether a knife or a gun was used, whether there was one victim or a dozen or whether the robber wanted money to buy drugs or to raise bail money for a friend. It is the circumstances which foster criminal activity that are important, e.g., the opportunity for criminal behavior, the reaction to responsibility, or the character traits of the person.
Forgery requires a lie relating to the genuiness of a document.
One convicted of forgery exhibits the character traits of dishonesty and deceitfulness. Wal-Mart has a policy against dishonesty and that is laudable. Wal-Mart, any employer for that matter, should be able to weed out dishonest employees. It is Wal-Mart's rigid adherence to policy that poses the problem here, however. Mr. Ockerman testified quite candidly about his conversation with Young.