- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
What are my rights regarding the use of a stamp of my signature by my employer or another employee?
Background: A stamp of my signature was created 3-4 years ago when we went through an internal forms change and my assistant and I had HUNDREDS of documents that needed signed. They were internal documents that could be reviewed by a government body upon request and required the signature of an authorized party. The stamp was rarely used after that and I always knew when, for what, and where the stamp was.
Fast forward to this year, we've have several staffing changes including a new position over me and my assistant being replaced and then being promoted out of my department. When she was in the process of transitioning I asked for the stamp and was told it was missing. After she moved to her new office I asked again and was again told it was missing (she did not have a lot of stuff in her desk to "loose" it in). I asked the person who took her old desk to please keep an eye out as well as accounting since they could lock it up, no one ever found it. Suddenly it has turned up being used by the former assistant on state forms she should not be filling out in her role, let alone using my signature. The new boss is refusing to return the stamp to me. She won't give any reason why and denies the former assistant lied about it being lost (the former assistant has a history of lying to cover her mistakes or pass blame). The whole situation stinks and is making me very uneasy.
Background: A stamp of my signature was created 3-4 years ago when we went through an internal forms change and my assistant and I had HUNDREDS of documents that needed signed. They were internal documents that could be reviewed by a government body upon request and required the signature of an authorized party. The stamp was rarely used after that and I always knew when, for what, and where the stamp was.
Fast forward to this year, we've have several staffing changes including a new position over me and my assistant being replaced and then being promoted out of my department. When she was in the process of transitioning I asked for the stamp and was told it was missing. After she moved to her new office I asked again and was again told it was missing (she did not have a lot of stuff in her desk to "loose" it in). I asked the person who took her old desk to please keep an eye out as well as accounting since they could lock it up, no one ever found it. Suddenly it has turned up being used by the former assistant on state forms she should not be filling out in her role, let alone using my signature. The new boss is refusing to return the stamp to me. She won't give any reason why and denies the former assistant lied about it being lost (the former assistant has a history of lying to cover her mistakes or pass blame). The whole situation stinks and is making me very uneasy.