Q: Can an employer demand from an employee who raised concerns to state authorities via a hotline, what was reported?
My daughter worked last summer in a child care and had concerns that she raised to DHS via a hotline. At least one more employee did the same. There was an investigation and subsequently the center’s license renewal was denied. My daughter is no longer working there (she wasn’t fired but left when school started) but the center owner wants to talk to her now and wants to know the concerns/issues she raised. Is my daughter obligated to answer those questions? What are her legal rights and obligations to talk to her former employer about the concerns raised and her input to the investigation?
A: She has no obligation to ever talk to a prior employer about anything.
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