Is it illegal for me to sign but not date an application for employment?
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Is it illegal for me to sign but not date an application for employment?
The corporation my wife works for supposedly lost all of their employees documentation and is making everyone re-file all their employment information, including background checks and drug tests that we have to pay for. On the application was a note saying do not date this document. The document also states penalties for false entries on the document. Are we doing something illegal by not dating the application?
Asked on March 6, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is nothing illegal per se to not date a document that you have signed based on the question that you have asserted. However from a practical matter, it is always good practice to date any document that one signs or initials.
By not dating the document you signed, there is no false entry done with respect to it. There simply is no date by your signatutre. I would date the document you re-sign and ask for a copy for your own records.
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