Can employer share salary details with Non American Court
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Can employer share salary details with Non American Court
I live and work in MA, me and my wife are separated and she is in a different
country. She is threatening me for going to court in the country where she stays
and file for huge maintenance amount. For filing maintenance she needs my salary
details which she does not have, so if she contacts my employer OR if there is a
summons from a Non American Court the country she lives then can my employer
share my salary details to the Non American Court without my consent ?
Asked on October 25, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they can do this. 1) Your salary may seem or feel "confidential" to you, but it actually is not: an employer may generally share this information if it chooses; 2) nothing about your salary is protected against disclosure in a legal proceeding--regardless of where the court is located--so long as the proper rules and procedures are followed in requesting (e.g. a subpoena is issued in cooperation with and through a local U.S. court system (state or federal)). You cannot hide your employer's salary data or prevent its release.
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