Laptop with village's payroll data stolen

[Edieanne <edieanne1285 () yahoo com>]

http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/98059709.html

By Eric Randall of the Journal Sentinel 
July 8, 2010 4:02 p.m. | A theft in Milwaukee is causing a headache for 
employees of the Village of Big Bend.
A laptop containing payroll information for the village's employees was stolen 
from the car of the village's payroll provider in Milwaukee last week, village 
clerk Bobbi Woppert said.
Police have not recovered the laptop.
The provider reported the theft and sent letters to employees to inform them 
their personal information was not secure. The provider recommended that 
employees contact a credit bureau that would place a 90-day alert on their 
information to prevent identity theft.
Members of the village finance committee will meet next Thursday to discuss the 
theft. Woppert said she did not know whether they would consider moving to 
another payroll provider. Woppert did not know the name of the payroll company.


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