[GonzoGOP]

I said on that earlier post that any company that did this would eventually end up on the wrong end of a lawsuit. In the article it pointed out all the legal agreements, laws and contracts they were breaking. One extremely belligerent Freeper said employers could do whatever they wanted. Now it is clear they can't.

The HR departments of prospective employers assumed they could bully job applicants, and get away with it, because in a bad economy they have all the power. What they failed to take into account was that their actions were also crossing legal swords with another big company. Facebook has some good lawyers, and even they don't compare to one of the lawsuit for profit groups like ACLU.

Once this practice became public knowledge it was only a matter of time before the gang in HR learned which side of the power game they were actually on. The corporate office may throw a bottom level employee to the dogs rather than take on HR. But they will throw HR to the wolves rather than face problems from Legal.

[GOPsterinMA]

‘I said on that earlier post that any company that did this would eventually end up on the wrong end of a lawsuit.”

Yes, you did.

“One extremely belligerent Freeper said employers could do whatever they wanted. Now it is clear they can't.”

Crystal clear.

“Once this practice became public knowledge it was only a matter of time before the gang in HR learned which side of the power game they were actually on.”

They're as disposable as a Pampers after a jar of veggies.