Does an employer have the right to reveal what you put on an application and the conversation you had with them to people outside the business?
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Does an employer have the right to reveal what you put on an application and the conversation you had with them to people outside the business?
I have told a relative of mine for years that I did not want to work for a particular establishment. She went behind my back and got an application from that company and gave it to my parents to give to me. I’m a grown woman old enough to be a grandparent and can find a job on my own, as I have all my life. My cousin told the employer I would be in to talk to her I never said I would. Then, my cousin told my parents and brothers, who insisted I go. I did go to the
employer and told her I had no wish to work for the company. I also did not put any contact info on the application. I, later, found out that the employer showed my application to my cousin, who then, told my parents. The employer also told my cousin what I said to her. I should add that my cousin does not work for this employer. This is a store inside the hospital where my cousin works. It has now caused a major strife between myself and my parents. Does an employer have the right to reveal what someone puts on an application, and the conversation they had, to others, not associated with the company? Specifically, to relatives of the applicant who are not associated with the company?
Asked on February 9, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violated the terms of a union or like agreement, or the application stated that all information given on it would remain confidential, you have no claim here. There is typically no right to privacy regarding disclosure of application or interview information. So while unprofessional, no law was broken here.
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