[Jeff Higgins]

Unless this guy has already proven himself as an exceptional employee, you might want to consider where this could be going. While I am not a business owner, nor in a management position where I have to deal with this (ahm jus' a po' dumb enguneer), my wife comes home with horror stories all too often. She used to be a nurse (and a times like this really wishes she still was) but now rides herd over staff at six clinics here in Washington. Almost a hundred direct reports, so she sees a good variety of folks. When one gets into this kind of trouble it has almost universally escallated to garnishment, which places a significant paperwork burden on her staff. It's usually downhill from there, as other personal problems begin to manifest themselves in the workplace. So unless this guy is already a known commodity, be forewarned, and be careful.