Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Damaging lies by employee of former employer
Recently, I interviewed with
Company A and was declined for the
position.
Later, I learned from a current
employee of Company A that when
approached for a reference, an
employee of Company B, my former
employer, told them that while
employed at Company B, I had a
''serious drug problem.'' This is
untrue.
The VP of Company A verified to me
over email that his false reference
had infact been made, but then
refused to disclose its source siting
''refusal to betray trust.''
I had a lawyer draft a ''cease and
desist'' letter to the HR of Company
B. They responded immediately with
great concern.
I'd like to get to the source of this lie
to stop it from happening again.
Is there any way to force Company A
to tell me who from Company B gave
the false reference?
And do I have a case against either
company?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Damaging lies by employee of former employer
You might have a case. You should consult a Employment lawyer ASAP.
Re: Damaging lies by employee of former employer
To get to the bottom of this, Your lawyer should consider drafting and mailing another letter to your former employer, reminding them of the potential consequences. I would assume the false information was forwarded by someone in your former company's human resources department. Potentially with management's knowledge.. Think of someone with an axe to grind.
Good luck
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