Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Is it unlawful for a former employer to slander a former employee therefore keeping him/her from potential employers?

Asked on 6/23/11, 10:48 am

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Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Unlawful, yes, if the employer has truly been defaming (in a legal sense)

this former employee.

Answered on 6/23/11, 10:57 am

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