Today we received a phone call at my office where the caller immediately asked for our fax number without identifying themselves. When asked what this was in reference to, he said that he needed to send an Employment Verification form. When it was faxed over, I noticed that it was for information on me. I have had a hard time financially for the past two years and I know that I have stopped paying my credit cards to get by. The form that they sent asked for me to sign the form saying that I authorize my employer to release information on me. Below the signature line, it asked for my job title, my date of hire, my salary, the amount of hours that I work per week, and the office telephone number. I work in the payroll department. There was no court order or any legal documentation that accompanied this fax. Is this legal? What can happen to me if I don't sign this authorization? If this gets sent to my company again without my authorization and my employer fills it out, can they be held liable?

It is legal. But you and your employer are under no obligation to complete it. Many employers have a policy to only confirm the person works there. But none of that info seems out of line.

Most likely somewhere in the credit card application fine print, it gives them permission to get all of that info anyway. But what is most likely getting ready to happen is that they are going to sue you, and get a judgement, so they want to have the correct info when they garnish your wages.

Also if during the time they are getting the judgement, they can though the court require you provide that same info in discovery.

You company is not suppose to ( and I am sure they will not) give out most of that info without a signed notification or court order, but if you credit card application allowed for this info to be given, if they provide a copy of that along with the rules you agreed to upon using the card, they may have to provide it.

Everyone here is right, anyone can find out anything on your with a little digging. But for Gods sake don't make it easier on them by signing release forms.

Your only required to be born, pay taxes and die.

Tell them to shove their fax up their... butt..

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Originally Posted by helpme428

Today we received a phone call at my office where the caller immediately asked for our fax number without identifying themselves. When asked what this was in reference to, he said that he needed to send an Employment Verification form. When it was faxed over, I noticed that it was for information on me. I have had a hard time financially for the past two years and I know that I have stopped paying my credit cards to get by. The form that they sent asked for me to sign the form saying that I authorize my employer to release information on me. Below the signature line, it asked for my job title, my date of hire, my salary, the amount of hours that I work per week, and the office telephone number. I work in the payroll department. There was no court order or any legal documentation that accompanied this fax. Is this legal? What can happen to me if I don't sign this authorization? If this gets sent to my company again without my authorization and my employer fills it out, can they be held liable?

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No type of company like that can harass you at your work. Credit card companies, loan companies, etc. it's against the law, you can actually sue them! If you wanted to, especially if it gets in the way of your job.