Falsifying anything on legal documents is never a good idea, but when you've been accused of falsifying your resume, it could come back to haunt you. Last week Yahoo's chief executive officer Scott Thompson was accused of adding a degree to his credentials and several board members are recommending that he should be fired. Thompson has denied any wrongdoing.
The issue came to light when Thompson's official biography was included in regulatory filings and incorrectly stated that he had earned accounting and computer science degrees from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. Thompson only has an accounting degree. This case will have to be sorted out by attorneys experienced in employment law.



