Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Untrue referral

I was denied unemployment compensation from a company after I was let go for ''walking off the job''. This decision was reversed during to a hearing where I disputed their claim I walked off. My boss admitted during the hearing that it was a misunderstanding, and that I was a hard worker, and had never lied to him. My former employer's wife (who acts as the bookkeeper) has been giving false information to potential employers when they call for references. The potential employers are being told I have not operated equipment I have included on my resume. (information in itself that is not true and makes me look like I am inflating my experience)When potential employers call, she is also taking the liberty of telling these folks that I have been ''drawing unemployment from them'' and telling them about conditions that have either been corrected or do not interfere with my job performance. (Either for them, or future employers) I am not being hired, or in many cases not even being called back. What can I do?


Asked on 9/13/02, 9:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Stern Shavitz Law Group

Re: Untrue referral

You can have an attorney send them a letter directing them to immediately cease and desist from providing knowingly false job references, and if they continue, and if you suffer damages, you could consider suing them. However, it would be a very difficult case to win and even on a contingency basis, you would still have to pay an up-front retainer.

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Answered on 9/13/02, 9:49 am


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