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HR disclosed my salary
A recruiter at my job found out my salary from a report she ran and disclosed the amount to my employee. Since then she has been hostile and refusing to speak to me and when I approached her to talk about she refused. I also work under HR as the medical nurse. I have spoken to her HR manager but she has continued to not speak to me and trying to find fault with anything I die causing the environment to be hostile in my opinion.
Asked on April 9, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, New Hampshire
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
While unprofessional, disclosing an employee's salary to a co-worker does not give rise to a claim unless doing so violated the terms of a union agreement or employment contract. Such information does not enjoy confidential status such as a SSN, medical information or bank account number.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
While it is unprofessional to disclose another employee's salary to his or her co-worker(s), it is not actually illegal: salary data is not protected the way things like social security numbers or certain medical information is. If upper management declines to do anything about this, there is nothing to be done.
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