Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Georgia

I began working for a company who was to hire me full time after 90 days. Instead, business became slow and I was laid off after about six months. During that time frame, I purchased $3000.00 worth of tools for this job from a well known "tool company" who is not in any way connected to my employer, other than to come by on a weekly basis for the employees to purchase their tools. The owner told me I was an excellant employee and would be rehired in the fall when business picked back up, so I kept the tools. My intention was to pay the tools when I acquired a side job or went back to work with my first pay check. Because of the economy, I was unable to find a summer job so I couldn't pay the minimum payments. When I called about my job back, my supervisor said I "Shit in my Corn Flakes" since I didn't pay the monthly payments on the tools. When I asked what he was talking about, he said the sales person of the tool company told him and the owner of the company I had not paid for the tools, so they are not going to hire me back because of that. I am in Atlanta, GA and would like to know if I have a case against the tool company for disclosing my personal credit and costing me my job?


Asked on 10/11/09, 11:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Your situation is not comparable to a collector disclosing your credit report. The sales person said you did not pay your bill That is a true statement, and there is no right to keep that confidential. Creditors frequently report bad debts and collection issues.

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Answered on 10/17/09, 10:28 am


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