The senators are sending letters to the heads of the agencies.Īssociated Press reported last week that some private and public agencies around the country are asking job seekers for their social media details. Troubled by reports of the practice, Democratic senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said they are calling on the Department of Justice and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to launch investigations. In the US, two American senators are asking the US attorney general, Eric Holder, to investigate whether the practice of employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews is violating federal law.