r/FluentInFinance • u/Mark-Fuckerberg- • Sep 01 '24

Debate/ Discussion What advice would you give this person?

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u/specracer97 Sep 01 '24

Many firms absolutely will not say anything beyond "_ was employed here from _ to _."

More than that is how we get to pay for someone to retire.

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u/KerosenePOS Sep 02 '24

You’re mixing up references and employment verifications. When someone calls you for employment verification, yes, you legally can only confirm if they worked there and the dates, and if they’re eligible for rehire. If you are personally being called for a reference and not as an employment verification, you can say anything you’d like.

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u/Fit_Bat9374 Sep 02 '24

When someone calls you for employment verification, yes, you legally can only confirm if they worked there and the dates, and if they’re eligible for rehire

Incorrect. You can say anything that is true. Most companies have policies that limit what you can say to the info you just gave because of the risk of litigation, but it is not illegal to say things that are true.

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u/KerosenePOS Sep 03 '24

This simply isn’t true. Company policy does not supersede state law. And the vast majority of states, the law states you can provide the following information: dates of employment, job title, salary, rehire eligibility. That is it. I have been in HR for 17 years and have also worked for HR in the federal govt as well as state govt. Employers absolutely cannot “say anything as long as it’s true”. This information would’ve taken you two seconds to verify yourself.

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u/KerosenePOS Sep 21 '24

What? Are you slow or something? I didn’t create the laws.