Am I being blackballed?
I was recently at an interview where the interviewer called my previous employer and asked the question:
"Why was he terminated?"
She replied,
"He had an attendance problem."
--I heard her voice with my own ears.
Do I possibly have a case? I keep hearing from so many people that I could sue them because it is illegal to give out any information outside date of hire and pay rate, but I don't know where to begin.
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Am I being blackballed?
It is not illegal to give out other information. However, because employers are concerned that they may get sued for defamation if they say somehting that isn't true or get sued by a future employer for giving information that the future employer might rely on to its detriment, most businesses have a policy of not giving out more information. The key here is whether they are lying when they say you had attendance problems.
posted by Aaron Maduff | Dec 17, 2003 6:45 PM [EST]
It is not illegal to give out other information. However, because employers are concerned that they may get sued for defamation if they say somehting that isn't true or get sued by a future employer for giving information that the future employer might rely on to its detriment, most businesses have a policy of not giving out more information. The key here is whether they are lying when they say you had attendance problems.
posted by Aaron Maduff | Dec 17, 2003 6:45 PM [EST]
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