Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Violation of Confidentiality

I am a recruiter for a head hunting

company. I contacted another

company and updated my resume

in case this job doesn't work out

and I would have a ''Plan B''. The

other company and I had conversed

for several years even before I

have my present job.

The recruiter for the other company,

forwarded my emails and actually

called the President of my current

company and told her that I was

seeking employment.

Isn't this some type of violation of

rights?

Thank you


Asked on 11/01/07, 12:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stuart M. Address Law Offices of Stuart M. Address, P.A.

Re: Violation of Confidentiality

Unfortunately, I don't see a cause of action here. The standard ones, defamation or invasion of privacy, don't work under Florida law. Failure to keep something confidential isn't a cause of action. If you suffered some damages (i.e. termination) then perhaps it might pay to contact an attorney and go over all the facts to see if a cause of action could be parsed together sufficient to at least do a demand letter to the company who breached the confidentiality.

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Answered on 11/01/07, 1:21 pm


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