Can a manager tell my co-workers that I am a sex offender?
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Can a manager tell my co-workers that I am a sex offender?
He found out about my history and disclosed the situation to people and I was confronted and felt my life in danger and I had to quit.
Asked on May 3, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
This is non-privileged information. In fact your conviction is a matter of public record. Accordingly, there is no duty for your employer keep private such information. Actually, depending on the specific circumstances, your company may have been under a duty to disclose your status to your co-workers. Your only claim here under state law, would be if your employer used your conviction to deny you employment in the first place.
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