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| Author: | Sovereign, K. L. |
| Title: | Pitfalls of withholding reference information |
| Journal: | Personnel Journal
1990 : MAR, VOL. 69:3, p. 116,118,120,122 |
| Index terms: | LABOUR TURNOVER EMPLOYEES PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION LAWSUITS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Fear of incurring liability makes it a common practice among employers to withhold reference information about former employees. Unfortunately, this practice has exposed employers to negligent hiring and retention lawsuits. The case of defamation - which occurs when one person makes a statement, either oral or written, to another person that is false, harms the person's reputation - is described. Increasingly defamation and invasion of privacy cases are appearing in the courts and employees are winning larger verdicts than ever before. In addition, exposure to a lawsuit is diminished greatly by the common law doctrine of qualified privilege. Some guidelines on how to give limited yet correct information about former employees are presented. |
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