Do I have a legal right to request and obtain employment verification from a previous employer for college related financial aid purposes.
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Do I have a legal right to request and obtain employment verification from a previous employer for college related financial aid purposes.
I was recently terminated from a job and I now need an employment verification
letter stating my dates of employment. This is for my financial aid office at my
college for aid purposes. My former employer was originally compliant in
preparing a letter. I have since filed for unemployment and now that I have filed
for unemployment my employer texted me saying that since I filed for unemployment
they would no longer be preparing the verification letter. My question is do I
have any legal right to request employment verification from a previous employer
and what do I need to do to legally request it. This is in Alabama
Asked on March 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unfotunately, under the law an employer is not required to provide a verification of employment. So while you can request it, your ex-employer is not legally mandated to provide it. That having been said, your paystubs, etc. may possibly be accepted as proff of your past employment.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You have the right to request it--anyone can *request* anything they like. But unfortunately, you have no legal right to compel them to do this--the law does not require an employer to provide employment verification. If they refuse to do this, you have no recourse against them, and will have to use other means (e.g. paystubs, which should between your first and last stub, should show not just the fact, but also the duration, of your employment).
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