The company I work for emailed me a future employees Full applicationSSN, DOB, Redirect URL etc. and background check. They have begged me to keep it quiet

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The company I work for emailed me a future employees Full applicationSSN, DOB, Redirect URL etc. and background check. They have begged me to keep it quiet

The company I work for sent an email to my personal email that was intended for someone else. I am just a part-time employee. Upon opening the email I realize it is an application and background check for an employee they are in the process of hiring. I responded to the email and said I didn’t think it was intended for me. They quickly responded back with,

Asked on February 3, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri

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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

There is no action that can be taken: this was evidently a mistake, and mistakes occasionally happen and cannot be 100% prevented. The only appropriate thing to do is what they suggest: simply delete the information thoroughly and never reference or use it.


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