Filing bankruptcy creates a public record of your request for relief, but it does not mean the general public can search and look-up all the information in your bankruptcy filing. In order to look up the information in a bankruptcy, you need an account in the government’s PACER system, and you are charged for searching through this database. So, while technically most of the information in the bankruptcy filing is public, your coworkers and employer often do not have to know about the bankruptcy filing.

Will my employer find out about my bankruptcy filing?
Filing bankruptcy creates a public record of your request for relief, but it does not mean the...