ex bankruptcy atty

Posted By: Quig on 2008-09-04
In Reply to: Has anyone filed bankruptcy, had a credit report - done and been refused employment? sm

As an ex bankruptcy attorney and someone who has filed myself, this should not have any effect on your employability, unless you are in a sensitive financial field. Certainly not as an MT.

The bankruptcy laws were originally put in place to give people a fresh start. The current reformed law makes it more difficult, but still it is there for a fresh start for you and your family.

Why anyone would even consider it a problem for an employee is beyond me, even in a cash handling business.

Quig

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Has anyone filed bankruptcy, had a credit report - done and been refused employment? sm
- I have never done bankruptcy but - Blackswan
- ex bankruptcy atty - Quig
- Please don't worry!! You will be fine! - I have been down the Bankruptcy Road!
  - I have several friends who are in bankruptcy - Blackswan
    - Blackswan, I had to re-read my post. Guess who - I worked for during bankruptcy?
      - I know several people who went bankrupt - Blackswan
- Not personally, but seen this happen to a few when I used to work in HR at a bank - sm - molly
  - Working at bank one thing, but MT? Not justified, IMO. - Also, I've never had to submit to this..sm
    - I have had a credit report run for the 2 out of 2 MT jobs I have had over the past 10 years - nm - klm
    - They can check mine if I can check theirs...nm - SC MT
    - I think if you look carefully at the bottom of most apps, you give - permission for credit and background checks. sm
      - Employers looking at your credit! - Former MT

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Bankruptcy

I hear she is in the midst of bankruptcy. Does not surprise me.

I have never done bankruptcy but
while I was changing jobs last year I noticed a clause in one of the proposed contracts from a large teaching hospital provider on the West Coast that said that the declaration of bankruptcy by any MT would result in immediate termination. I am not a lawyer and do not know if this is legal but it sounded pretty nasty. They did not sound like people I would like to work for even though I have an excellent credit rating so I did not pursue it.

I have several friends who are in bankruptcy
right now, mostly from the shenanigans over at Medquist. My dearest friend was so embarrassed and ashamed and felt it was a dishonorable thing to do. She had her back against the wall (she lost her house too, it was foreclosed) and I told her there is nothing dishonorable about falling on hard times. Perhaps all of the people who judge those who are having a tough go of it ought to remember that they have not walked in others' shoes.

Good luck getting your $ TTS has been in bankruptcy
.

For sure. Since they're in bankruptcy and reorganiz
ing, guess they had enough money left over to build a nice new building in India. Better start packing.

where do you find info that they are in bankruptcy?
nm

Has anyone filed bankruptcy, had a credit report
I give up :(. I'm going to file bankruptcy but I'm concerned I won't be employable after that with another MTSO (or any other company; they almost all require credit reports these days).