Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

What Intel can disclose (by law/by state) to potential employers (source Nolo Legal Library)

Arizona: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-1361

Information that may be disclosed: job performance, reasons for termination or separation, performance evaluation or opinion, knowledge, qualifications, skills, or abilities, education, training, or experience, professional conduct

Who may request or receive information: prospective employer, former or current employee

Copy to employee required: Copy of disclosures must be sent to employee’s last known address.

Employer immune from liability: employer with fewer than 100 employees who provides only the information listed above, employer with at least 100 employees who has a regular practice of providing information requested by a prospective employer

Employer immune from liability unless: Information is intentionally misleading, Employer provided information knowing it was false or not caring if it was true or false.

California: Cal. Civ. Code § 47(c); Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1053, 1055

Information that may be disclosed: job performance, reasons for termination or separation, knowledge, qualifications, skills, or abilities based upon credible evidence, eligibility for rehire

Who may request or receive information: prospective employer

Employer required to write letter: public utility companies only

New Mexico: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 50-12-1

Information that may be disclosed: job performance

Who may request or receive information: no person specified (“when requested to provide a reference ...”)

Employer immune from liability unless: Information disclosed was known to be false or was deliberately misleading, Disclosure was careless or violated former employee’s civil rights.

Oregon: Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.178

Information that may be disclosed: job performance

Who may request or receive information: prospective employer, former or current employee

Employer immune from liability unless: Information was knowingly false or deliberately misleading, Information was disclosed without caring whether or not it was true, Disclosure violated a civil right of the former employee.

source: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/employee-rights-book/chapter9-6.html

No info will be given other than your hire date and your leave date.

Usually they want to speak to your boss. If you are like most people your boss was Indian and the potential hiring manager will never understand a word they are spitting into the phone and will hang up.

Your potential hiring manager will understand and feel sorry for you and hire you immediately.

does it mean intel will say rehire status as "no" for ISPs ?

That's not what they said though, they said they are not going to tell the reason. Saying rehire status is giving away that it's ISP.

Dates of employment and rehire status

I think they can only verify dates of employment and say yes or no as to if they would hire you again.

is there a phone number that we can check by calling?

Your entire review history will be given to make sure you will never be in this industry again. Thanks Intel.