Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee

The first thing you need to do is determine if they are giving you a negative review. If they are, then you have some options. If they aren't, you need to look elsewhere for the cause. There are some on-line resources to do this sort of reference checking, but they cost a little money. Another option is if you have a friend who has a business and can be calling to do a reference check. Once you have this crucial factual element in place, you can contact an attorney about your rights in pursuing a claim.

If your former employer is making false statements about you, you may be able to pursue them for a defamation claim. This sort of claim will have to overcome the presumption that you are not being defamed, but that is not an impossible task depending on the facts.