[SwellJoe]

What "records" do you speak of? One can choose to include or not include references on your resume, and your former employers can choose to say whatever they want to people checking refs (but, by convention, and to avoid legal trouble, will usually just confirm dates of employment). And since he was re-hired and is on good terms with the owner and his boss, I don't see any reason to even include anything about leaving the company, at all.