Legal Question in Securities Law in New York

legal fingerprinting

i need to know the exact law that makes it legal to conduct pre-employment fingerprinting.


Asked on 8/21/06, 11:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

David Simon Hogan & Rossi

Re: legal fingerprinting

It's "consent". In other words, if you want to apply for the job, they ask you to consent to a background search including fingerprints. If you don't want to do it, then you don't apply for the job. You are not being "forced" if it is pre-employment, because you can always say "no" and walk away.

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Answered on 8/21/06, 11:56 am


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