What are the steps an HR person must take when a Lawyer requests personal information?

Is this a personal situation or for school?

Is this a personal situation or for school?

I am appying for a job, and this is a part of a questionare the HR manager sent me. Thanks!

What steps would YOU take?

What steps would YOU take?

Nice. I'm actually looking for answers, but I guess I would ask for written permission from the employee whose information is being requested.
Since it is an Attorney, also I would ask if it relates to a legal proceeding.
Anywhere close?

Nice. I'm actually looking for answers, but I guess I would ask for written permission from the employee whose information is being requested.
Since it is an Attorney, also I would ask if it relates to a legal proceeding.
Anywhere close?
I would say you are in the ball park. I'm going to PM a link to this thread to several members who will give you some good responses.

I would think there is a company policy about this too, so you would need to know that.

Has a subpoena been presented?

Has a subpoena been presented?
Did not mention a supoena, just asked what steps would I take if the request was an Attorney.

At the library where I worked, we could not give out employee or patron info to anyone, not even police or attorneys without a court order, and then we had to defer to the library director to get involved with that part of it.

At the library where I worked, we could not give out employee or patron info to anyone, not even police or attorneys without a court order, and then we had to defer to the library director to get involved with that part of it.

That could be the "steps" they are looking for. This is for a government HR job, which might have similar policies to your library. Thanks. I've been looking for the correct response on the internet all day without success.
Sorry for the typos, on my phone.

That could be the "steps" they are looking for. This is for a government HR job, which might have similar policies to your library. Thanks. I've been looking for the correct response on the internet all day without success.
Sorry for the typos, on my phone.
And the correct procedure was drummed into our heads at many staff meetings. The policy was in print and we all had a copy. We couldn't even disclose library info (overdues, books checked out, fine amounts) to another family member.

Employee records were in a locked file cabinet, and medical records were in a different locked cabinet. To find out specific patron info, there was a higher password and only a few employees had it.

And the correct procedure was drummed into our heads at many staff meetings. The policy was in print and we all had a copy. We couldn't even disclose library info (overdues, books checked out, fine amounts) to another family member.

Hope I get it right. If all else fails, refer to the HR manager?Trying to get into the HR field, took courses in college and some admin work.
I'm sure these questions are part of a screeing process. This one was tough
If any other thoughts,please let me know.

Hope I get it right. If all else fails, refer to the HR manager?Trying to get into the HR field, took courses in college and some admin work.
I'm sure these questions are part of a screening process. This one was tough
If any other thoughts,please let me know.
I PMed three members to add to this thread, so please check back to see if they responded.

I PMed three members to add to this thread, so please check back to see if they responded.

Thank you Wondergirl!

So you are applying for a job and were asked a question you can't answer. So you want us to answer it. Do we get the job instead?

The answer is you tell the attorney to get a subpoena is he does not have one. You don't release employee info unless compelled by a valid court order.

So you are applying for a job and were asked a question you can't answer. So you want us to answer it. Do we get the job instead?

The answer is you tell the attorney to get a subpoena is he does not have one. You don't release employee info unless compelled by a valid court order.

Assuming that's the correct response, and I get the job, do you accept headhunter fees instead?
If you're answer is wrong, 15% of nothing is still nothing.
Lol

Assuming that's the correct response, and I get the job, do you accept headhunter fees instead?
If you're answer is wrong, 15% of nothing is still nothing.
Lol
What Scott said is what our procedure was at the library.

I was an HR Assistant Superintendent and this type of question would only be asked on someone applying to work in my office. What job are you applying for in this situation? The first thing I would do is asked the lawyer if he has written permission from the person in question. If notin the absence of a court order, he would get no information

I was an HR Assistant Superintendent and this type of question would only be asked on someone applying to work in my office. What job are you applying for in this situation? The first thing I would do is asked the lawyer if he has written permission from the person in question. If notin the absence of a court order, he would get no information

HR Coordinator.
Wow, what a great site is this? You all are a wealth of information! I wish I had come here first.

What Scott said is what our procedure was at the library.

Wondergirl really is. Thank you

Hence the reason I asked if a subpoena was presented. Just trying to make the OP come up with the correct answer himself. ;)

There are not steps,

First you are not clear why an attorney is asking questions, my general rule, if it is not for my benefit, I refuse to answer any questions, unless it is required by court order.

If this is a legal case against you, just refuse to answer any question,

If this is a case to help or hurt someone else, answer only those questions you want to, but understand if go to trial, they may ask you anything under oath, Then you have to answer, unless other attorney objects.

Now, if this is about a person in your company, unless there is a court order, requriing the information, you do not give out anything.
** some companies will, there is no real law protecting the information, but as a practice it is not given out