Employer received letter of stay

[merlotwaytogo]

The payroll clerk in my office showed me a letter she received for another employee. It was a letter of stay for a Chapter 7. If I file for chapter 7 will they send the same thing to my employer. Obviously she is a big mouth and judgemental about bankruptcy. Is there a way for me to avoid my employer finding out about my filing? I can't believe she is in charge of 200+ employees. We have a main payroll dept. in another state but the files are kept in each building.

[TEW]

The payroll clerk in my office showed me a letter she received for another employee. It was a letter of stay for a Chapter 7. If I file for chapter 7 will they send the same thing to my employer. Obviously she is a big mouth and judgemental about bankruptcy. Is there a way for me to avoid my employer finding out about my filing? I can't believe she is in charge of 200+ employees. We have a main payroll dept. in another state but the files are kept in each building.

Your employer should not be notified unless you list them as a creditor.

[justbroke]

Sounds like the lawyer (or the debtor), put the employer on the Creditor's Mailing Matrix. You don't need to do that, unless your employer is also your creditor or some weird thing is going on.

I've never heard of an employer receiving the notice of petition. Now, in Chapter 13s, the employer may receive a wage deduction order... which is a different thing.

[wonkettegirl]

TEW is correct; the other employee either listed the employer as a creditor OR there was a wage garnishment going through that was handled by payroll. The payroll clerk should be fired, in my opinion - is there anyone to whom you can report her? It is NOT her business to be spreading around other people's financial information.

[blankslate]

Or if you have a wage garnishment and need to stop it. Your employer will get the order for the wage garnishment and it's up to you to send them the case number and notice of automatic stay to stop the garnishment.

[relief13035]

that payroll clerk should be terminated. Information like that should be kept confidential and not shared with other employees.

[liz417]

that payroll clerk should be terminated. Information like that should be kept confidential and not shared with other employees.

I agree with 'relief', this employee NEEDS to be terminated! She is violating the law by disclosing personal AND confidential information about other employees! Please report her.

[Flamingo]

The payroll clerk in my office showed me a letter she received for another employee. It was a letter of stay for a Chapter 7. If I file for chapter 7 will they send the same thing to my employer. Obviously she is a big mouth and judgemental about bankruptcy. Is there a way for me to avoid my employer finding out about my filing? I can't believe she is in charge of 200+ employees. We have a main payroll dept. in another state but the files are kept in each building.

May I ask why this payroll clerk in your office showed you specifically a letter she received for another employee's bankruptcy? Was this out of the blue or have you been asking specific questions? The payroll clerk has violated the confidentiality agreement with her/your employer and should be fired. The employee who was the subject of the letter you viewed could sue the company for that clerk showing you that letter. To protect yourself, you should go to your supervisor or boss and explain what happened here before it gets twisted around by your payroll clerk. Employers are not usually contacted in a Chapter 7 unless there is a specific reason for them to receive any notification and can be contacted in a Chapter 13 if there is a wage order to be put into place.

[merlotwaytogo]

Thank you

You really eased my mind. I brought up bankruptcy as a fishing expedition of sorts. I wanted to hear her opinion on the subject. Well I got it. Our opinions differ. In the interest of preserving my own position at the company I can't squeel on her. It's a good thing she doesn't work in the Pharmacy. The other employee must have had a garnishment for something before filing C7. I do have a credit card that was applied for through the company but it is with American express I get 2% cash back on my purchases at this company as does everyone else in America. Thanks so much for helping me.