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Help Wanted: New hire, old pay stubs

September 25, 2012 10:38 AM By CARRIE MASON-DRAFFEN carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.com

It is legal for companies to ask for

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin, 2010 | It is legal for companies to ask for W-2s or pay stubs from job applicants, experts say.

Carrie Mason-Draffen

Newsday columnist Carrie Mason Draffen Carrie Mason-Draffen

Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.

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DEAR CARRIE: I have a question about some language on an employment application. The form requests your salary history, which I have seen before. But it also states that upon request the prospective employer can ask an applicant for copies of recent pay stubs and W-2s. I was surprised about that possibility and wondered if it is legal. -- TMI?

DEAR TMI: I put your question to an employment...

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