Facts: Client hired firm after receiving a complaint from the Board regarding cheating, sharing answers and/or providing false information to the Board and testing examiners during her time with a prior employer. The employer was being investigated for allowing the behavior to occur and client’s name was discussed during the Board’s initial investigation into the employer.
Outcome: The firm provided a response to the complaint arguing that during the time of the allegations, client was not even licensed with the Board. Evidence was provided that client never cheated or shared answers on any exam and that she only provided, on an isolated occasion, answers to an internal training course with her employer. She provided answers to the training to another coworker. Further evidence was provided that client had no knowledges of whether that employee used her answers for the training as submitted continuing education credit with the Board. Based on our response and corroborating evidence, the Board dismissed the complaint and took no further action against client’s license.