Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Re: Employer to employee confidence

I've never heard of any type of rule which requires an employer to provide any reason to anyone, for not hiring an employee. Nor have I ever heard of a rule barring the disclosure by an employer of his reason(s) for not hiring someone.

It's a stupid thing for the employer to do, though, since the statements may well be slanderous, if they are a false statement of fact about the former applicant.

I've never seen a case, but the former applicant might also argue that he/she imparted information to the employer, in confidence and with an expectation of privacy. If the information was sensitive or confidential, its disclosure to others, might well be actionable.