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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:33 PM Original message |
What information can an employer give to an unknown caller about an employee? |
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T Wolf
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Whatever the law says, the reality is that bosses can do whatever they want. What are you gonna do |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Oh no |
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MattBaggins
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. They can't do whatever they want. |
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sinkingfeeling
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Whether or not you are/were an employee. That's it unless you've signed a disclosure. |
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MidwestRick
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yep |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. That is about what was given, cool |
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mikelgb
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. My guess is they can give anything and aren't required to give anything. |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Makes sense |
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Kookaburra
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not much |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Thanks |
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Craftsman
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. My brother does hiring and firing for his company |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:43 PM Original message |
I'm pretty sure this is how it was handled |
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donco6
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. That's what we do, too. n/t |
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RKP5637
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. That's how it was in all the companies I've worked. And only HR could give |
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Cleita
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Technically, all you are supposed to give is the fact that the employee |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. ok |
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JuniperLea
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. In CA they can ask if you would rehire... |
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Lance_Boyle
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Fri Nov-20-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. In NC they can ask 'is ***** eligible for rehire?' n/t |
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guitar man
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't know about the law |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Hehe |
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guitar man
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Yeah it's fun |
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slackmaster
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. Whether or not you are employed, and if you are a former employee whether or not you are eligible... |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. That is what boss thought it was about |
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cbdo2007
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. The boss should never give any information to an "unknown caller". |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I'll read that later |
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sharp_stick
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. My company won't even |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Seems safer that way |
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Xithras
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. Most of the posters here are wrong. LEGALLY, they can give any information they want. |
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Cleita
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Unless they changed the law, you can't give a bad reference |
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Xithras
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I'm in California. I was an employer. That's not the law. |
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Cleita
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Are you a lawyer? Because the legal department of a very large company |
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tonysam
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I was told there was lots of case law which protects employees |
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Cleita
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I did find out something strange when I worked for the State of California |
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Xithras
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Civil case law doesn't make something illegal |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. That all makes sense |
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tonysam
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. They can if they want to risk a lawsuit |
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tonysam
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Companies open themselves up to lawsuits with defamatory information |
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sinkingfeeling
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Fri Nov-20-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. Here's the N. Carolina statute concerning what employee information is allowed. |
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Inchworm
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Super! |
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prolesunited
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Creditor tracking you down? |
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Xithras
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:05 PM Original message |
Is that for all employers? |
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DU GrovelBot
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Fri Nov-20-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
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Bitwit1234
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Fri Nov-20-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. In the State of MD |
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