Legal Question in Employment Law in New Jersey
bad reference
I was just informed that the job I thought I had, I was not giong to be hired for, (even had the fingerprints done) because one of my former jobs gave me a bad reference. They will not tell me which one. What can I do? I don't want this to keep happening but I don't know who or why someone is giving me a bad reference.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: bad reference
If you really want to know, you can file a John Doe suit for defamation and tortuous interference with prospective contracual relations. That will give you the ability to depose witnesses from the hiring company in order to determine where the adverse information came from and what it was. You can then take whatever action seems appropriate at the time.
Because of the nature of the suit, you run a greater than usual risk of violating the rights of others and running afoul of the rules of court. So, I urge you to engage a lawyer to help you if you decide to go forward with it.
See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm
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