My Former Employer Is Refusing To Remove My Name And Photo From Their Website Texas

Location: Houston, Texas (Harris county)

Hello everyone, I previously worked at a law firm about 4 years ago and while I was there they took a photos with the plans of putting me on their website as a paralegal. I only worked there for a month for several reasons but I never recalled them using the photo while I was there. A few years later a recruiter at a company I was applying to asked why I was listed as an employee on a law firms website to which I informed them about my short tenure there. I have a fairly specific name so if someone googles it this is the first thing that comes up right below my LinkedIn. What surprised me the most about it though was that I don’t recall this photo or my name going up while I was there and this is backed up by the wayback machine.

I then contacted the firm to request that my name and photo is removed but they surprisingly pushed back stating that that the website manager only makes updates in around November which was around 8 months till then. They then justified it further saying that not only did I agree to this but that there are several other companies that have listing of employees. I have made websites for others so I know how easy it is to simply remove a photo and name on a website and I have never heard of a company who lists former employees as current.

Working at this firm before I know how they like to operate and the person running it is incredibly stubborn and frustrating so since I could tell they were set on making ever excuse possible I decided to shelve this problem to November to which I forgot about by then. Now it’s been 5 years since I worked there and this old unflattering photo is still up. I want to reach back out to them again but I’m certain the firm will be just as stubborn so please let me know if I have any options outside of reaching out to them or any other possible solutions out there.

Also one more thing to note, there an attorneys who no longer work at this firm still being listed on attorneys on the site. Thanks

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