[yannyu]

What "records"? Unless he filed for unemployment, the only other people who would know would be his employers.

[toomuchtodo]

And employers rarely confirm anything other than hire and seperation dates during reference calls due to liability/litigation risks.

[garmaine]

In fact, they are legally prevented from sharing such information, if it existed, in many states.

[s2g]

Not every place is so insane, this sounds like a small company with an involved owner.