Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Can a previous employer provide an unsolicited negative reference to an employee's present employer?
Asked on 6/05/12, 10:12 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
As long as it does not include any false statements, it is perfectly legal.
Answered on 6/05/12, 11:03 am
Terry A. Nelson
Nelson & Lawless
Employers, like you, have free speech rights. They can say whatever they want, to whomever they want, as long as it is not false. That would be slander.
Answered on 6/05/12, 12:52 pm
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