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    Default Re: Sharing Personal and Salary Information About an Ex-Employee

    A random voice on the phone requests payroll and address information; the information available cannot be verified, and you're thinking this is a defendable position?

    Even if it doesn't violate any specific laws, the employer could still end up on the wrong side of a lawsuit.

    (I never said there was anything criminal about it.)

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    A random voice on the phone requests payroll and address information; the information available cannot be verified, and you're thinking this is a defendable position?

    Even if it doesn't violate any specific laws, the employer could still end up on the wrong side of a lawsuit.

    (I never said there was anything criminal about it.)
    not saying it is a defensible position. Just saying in itself, I do not see anything illegal about it or likely even actionable. As I said, most of the info is available to any company that is calling for a reference anyway. Why would it be any more egregious to release it to some random person?


    and in that light; how do you know that Bob from XYZ company calling for a reference is actually Bob from XYZ company and not the pissed off ex husband Dick?

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    I didn't say it was illegal. And I won't give a reference without a signed authorization, either.

    Call it best practice if it makes you feel better. But I'm not giving out salary information or verifying addresses to someone that I can't confirm is entitled to have that information.

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    cbg;767760]I didn't say it was illegal.
    I know you didn't say it was illegal. My error in terminology. Actionable, tortious, whatever fits the bill. My error. Sorry.

    And I won't give a reference without a signed authorization, either.
    where would such an authorization be presented to you?

    Call it best practice if it makes you feel better. But I'm not giving out salary information or verifying addresses to someone that I can't confirm is entitled to have that information.
    sounds like a good practice but how do you verify that?


    rather than answering the questions here, since the purpose actually has an ulterior personal motive, care if I PM you about this?

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    Sure, that's fine.

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    Default Re: Sharing Personal and Salary Information About an Ex-Employee

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    Sure, that's fine.
    Ye olde inbox appears to have reached capacity and as such, all mail is disallowed.


    in other words; the mailbox is full

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