Legal Question reagrding employers!!?
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The lawyer was correct there is nothing in the Privacy Act to do anything about it.  There may be other courses of action to take if the person getting fired feels they are being fired because of discrimination.  Another course of action can be to go to the bosses boss.  In most companies management is required to sign confidentiality agreements. (i.e. They are not to disclose anything that happens at work with people who are not employed by the company.) These are used mostly to prevent company secrets from leaking to competitors. If the person who leaked the information to the non employed person has signed one or if there is a company confidentiality policy and letter to the right person might get the leaker fired.
389610
If they hire the temps (or anyone else for that matter) to do the same job they laid you off from, it may be time to take legal action against them. Check with the State employment commission on this for their rules and laws.
733972
nobody have the time to call the former employer.HR are very busy these days.\n\nyou just say yes.
852589
His former employer might be willing to talk -- since claims against an employer result in higher premiums for the future.\n\nOtherwise you run up against privacy issues. Which you would run up against with the employer too unless his resentment gets the better of him.
1015882
I'm not sure if you mean YOU are moving out of state or if the COMPANY is moving out of state.  If the company is moving I  would check with your companies HR department then check your rights on your states unemployment website.  They will give you the run down of what classifies as justifiable termination of employment.  I was working for a non profit agency through a local hospital and when I decided to leave because the non profit was going out of business and their were no other jobs I qualified for at the hospital they would not give me UE.  I probably should have let them fire me, however I did not want that to be hanging over my head with potential employers.
272701
I would think it would depend on whether it was "you as employee" or "you as yourself".  Ethically, any personal notes should be deleted or forwarded.  Obviously, it is technically possible.  I imagine you would be on shaky legal ground regarding use of employer's resources for your personal business.  That's just me.  I am not a lawyer.
260108
I am not sure if I can answer your question, but I will try... Communication in the workplace is not usually confidential or private. While you told your employer certain information in confidence, the breach of that confidence is a personal issue of trust between you and your employer, not necessarily a legal issue. There may be other issues that could give rise to a legal issue, but my only suggestion would be to speak to a lawyer in you area that could tell you what your options are.\n\nIf you need help finding a lawyer, try looking at http://www.martindale.com/
1138123
It sounds unfair, since you're there for the employer's benefit.  I would check with your state's Labor Department.
587372
This depends entirely upon your state's employment commission. I recommend finding the website for them, or giving them a call so they can either tell you what your rights and procedures should be or refer you to appropriate counsel.
1149348
So true!  If all the documentation looks right on paper, then the employer would be in violation of the law for not hiring them.  We'd all accuse them of discrimination.  What a joke!  The employers can't win for loosing, it's double jeapordy.  I think we need to put the blame where it belongs.  Boil it down to the bottom of the pot people!  We're dealing with a huge majority of thieves.  I pray non of you get hit.
686787
The employer calls your former employer and asks for dates of employment and if you are eligible for rehire.  That is the only information that a former employer is allowed to disclose by law.
84007
You could contact the previous employer and ask for a copy, but if that's not reasonable the IRS has a copy too, just ask them.  They've become pretty personable and easy to work with.
450438
If you were in a Union, you would definitely have a right to find out. I suppose by your question that asking is out of the question. Have someone send them a letter pretending to be a prospective employer asking about your employment history. If they say anything about why you were fired, they have violated Federal law. You will find out why they fired you, and can sue the pants off them.
87942
don't tell unless they ask you, or pretend like you just found out a few months after your hired.  you can't get fired for that anyway, it's against the law, and they should be Equal Opportunity Employer.
83147
Lol I think some of the previous responses are hilarious.  No the employer cannot say anything derogatory against you that would be grounds for a defamatory/slander lawsuit.  Companies are allowed to give your dates of employment, your salary, your position, your current employment status, and how you were termed (which most jobs do not volunteer).  Regarding how you were termed if they decide to divulge this information it can be one of two responses generally: voluntarily left position,  terminated.  They cannot volunteer your "life story" i.e. she bitch slapped a manager then she set the office on fire so we had to can her ass.  That's just not going to happen.
383009
Why you asking us, go ask your employer ...man, some people.
844677
Your state notifies the other state who files a "Foreign judgement"  If their state law doesn't make the employer send the money weekly you are out of luck.  If it does then you need to have the other state send a compliance order to the workplace.  Be careful tho, cause too much of a stink and he will lose his job (Have seen it over 10 times this year alone)