Some information about you can be given out by the employer without your permission. There is other information that the employer has to get your permission to give out. There is a form called a Release of Information that you sign to give permission.
An employer can give out this information without a Release form signed by you:
- dates of employment,
- salary and wage history,
- job description and duties,
- training and education provided by the employer, and
- documents in your file about acts of violence, theft, harassment, or illegal conduct that resulted in disciplinary action or resignation. Your written response to these acts has to be included.
Note: If an employer gives out information about the last point, they have to let you know in writing when they do it. They should also give you a copy of the documents in your file.
An employer can give out this information only with a Release signed by you:
- written employee evaluations and your response to them,
- written disciplinary warnings and actions in the last 5 years, and
- written reasons for why you left the job
If an employer gives out any of this information they have to let you know in writing and give you copies.
