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niteskyy
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I had let go an employee due to a severe downturn in my industry (thank you, 9-11). I gave him a short severence and hired him on a freelance basis during the ensuing months. A year after the layoff, he retained a lawyer and sued me stating that I owed him more severance as well as additional vacation pay. The merits of the lawsuit notwithstanding, I settled rather then fight. He continued to badmouth me around town and to other employees.
Last week I realized that while I was hiring him on freelance (in excess of $10K) he was collecting unemployment. I would be very interested in finding out if he had listed my freelance payments to the state. Is there a way of determining from the state if he had?
I don't necessarily want to see him going to jail but I would like to use it as a club when I ask him to keep his mouth shut. I live in MN. Thanks!
Last week I realized that while I was hiring him on freelance (in excess of $10K) he was collecting unemployment. I would be very interested in finding out if he had listed my freelance payments to the state. Is there a way of determining from the state if he had?
I don't necessarily want to see him going to jail but I would like to use it as a club when I ask him to keep his mouth shut. I live in MN. Thanks!
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