Posted by B2chica on October 30, 2008, at 12:41:53
In reply to Employment background check and psych records, posted by Roslynn on October 30, 2008, at 12:07:49
that is VERY concerning.
i hadn't seen anything like that before. but i DO know that an employer CAN NOT ask you if you have any disabilities. mental health issues are considered under that. exceptions are after you've been hired if you need assistance for you disability (such as a special chair due to back injuries...) in my case i requested more regular hours, and approved time off for therapy once a week and pdoc appt, once a month (or more if needed) (i use sick time, its not like they give you special time, but this way i can't get fired because i'm taking this time off regularly).and i'm scared if they can find out how many times i've been in the hospital, or sent to the county mental health center. Or if they can look at insurance records for any illnesses.
i hope someone with more knowledge can chime in. i'd like to know also.
i know where i work is a big company so there are more regulations than say a small business that only employs a 50 or fewer employees. but i DO know that ADA covers us. they can't fire us if they find out about our MH issues.
then again i do know it happens... : (of course it does say "consumer report" i would think consumer is equal to public information, such as incarceration, etc. but i don't know about medical records. i don't see how or why they would have the right to see those!
b2c.
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