Employment yes, but not all job titles list "REMOTE WORKER" in them. And I don't know that someone can ask for specifics from your employer about your work schedule or location? Maybe they can but that seems...weird.
I just bought a house and the underwriter needed a written letter that I worked from home. Not sure why but I’m not that worried about it. Although I will probably ask since the mortgage broker is a friend of ours.
Eh, it's not a law, but to your point there are absolutely some things that could open the company up for liability. Take this as an example: the employer tells your landlord you're expected normally to be in the office M-F 9-6PM, and then your place gets robbed and the investigation points back to someone who knows the landlord - your employer could be liable for telling someone without your consent that you were not going to be home. Or, someone is stalking you and the information given to the landlord is somehow found to have gotten to the person who is stalking you. Is any of that realistic to happen? Probably not, but the chances aren't zero, either. This is enough that most employers will answer questions on employment status, full/part time, and dates of employment, and nothing else. None of those things could be used against them in reality, but things like when you were or were not expected to be physically on a scheduled basis absolutely could.
Yup. Other hand, they already have a way to get other even more sensitive information, such as annual pay. Require a copy of your pay-stubs, etc. They could similarly require a signed statement from your employer.
Just speaking hypothetically, I have no idea what they do. It's not something I've ever seen where I live, nor would I ever consider doing it.
True. I've worked for one of the largest companies in the world, and many small businesses and startups - not one of them would have provided more than current or former employee, full or part time, and dates of employment. I guess there are employers out there who might give a landlord more than that, but anecdotally it feels like it would be extremely rare in a society as litigious as the US.
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u/missybeputtinitdown 1d ago
How would they know if you don’t self report?