A McDonald’s employee allegedly attacked two customers with a metal rod in Greenwich Village, New York. Rayon McIntosh, 31, became furious when two female customers jumped the counter (reason not disclosed in the article…I guess this isn’t important?) at the McDonalds, and then proceeded to pick up a metal rod and began beating the women.
One of the victims was hospitalized with a fractured skull and a broken arm; the other suffered a deep cut.
The most disturbing fact of this crime was that Rayon was a convicted felon and had recently served a 10-year prison sentence for manslaughter.
If McDonald’s would have conducted an employment background check on Mr. McIntosh, he probably wouldn’t have been hired and this tragedy could have been avoided. How many workplace violence stories must we hear before employers realize they have a duty to protect their workforce?
Workplace Violence
One out of every six crimes occurs in the workplace and homicide is the second leading cause of workplace death in the U.S.
Education Falsification
National Credit Verification Service reports that 25% of the MBA degrees it verifies on resumes are false.
Statistics
72% of shrinkage is due to employee theft.
34% of all job applications contain lies.
30% of small business failure is caused by employee theft.
