howard o asked:
I have been told that it is not legal for a former employee to give incorrect or hurtful information on a reference check for a persecutive new employer. How would one prove that this is occurring when these checks are done over phone calls, that I do not believe can be recorded. How have people won these types of cases? What are the actual laws. Can someone say “He was a terrible employee, I would be careful”? What is the recourse? Have these cases ever been won against large companies?
I have been told that it is not legal for a former employee to give incorrect or hurtful information on a reference check for a persecutive new employer. How would one prove that this is occurring when these checks are done over phone calls, that I do not believe can be recorded. How have people won these types of cases? What are the actual laws. Can someone say “He was a terrible employee, I would be careful”? What is the recourse? Have these cases ever been won against large companies?
