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Defamation by an Employer
An employee may have a claim for defamation where an employer publishes a false statement of fact that harms the employee's reputation, unless the employer had a qualified privilege for making the sta...
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Qualified Privilege Protects Florida Employers from Employee Reference Defamation Suits
An employer is presumed immune from a defamation claim for disclosing untrue information about an employee’s job performance if the untrue information is: 1. Published to a prospective employer; 2. ...
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Florida Law for Employer Defamation
Suppose an employer accuses its employee of theft, and fires her for that reason. Suppose the employer then tells prospective employers who call for a reference that the employee was terminated for th...
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Defamation in the Illinois Workplace
Current and former employees are sometimes targets of false statements made in the workplace. Defamation is a tort action which allows the employee who was wronged (plaintiff) to recover for harm to h...
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Retaliatory Counterclaims in Sexual Harassment Suits
If a party accused of sexual harassment in a suit (the Defendant) files a counterclaim against the harassment victim (the Plaintiff) after the Plaintiff filed suit, because she filed suit, courts will...
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harrassment/defamation
I was cussed out and called a "f-ing idiot by my boss in front of several people. I would think it would be harrassment or defamation of character. Do I have a legel leg to stand on?
applies to West Virginia · 1 answer
If one of your coworkers which is a trainer on the job while training each new hirer that comes through the door she tells them that your having an affair with another coworker and sending nude pictures and it not true is can this be defamation of charact
Its been and on going thing and ignoring the problem is not working so I was just wondering could this be defamation of character?
applies to Tennessee · 0 answers
I'm in California Can I discuss the character of one of my employees with my lawyer I am especially nervous about it because my lawyer has become close friends with my employee. I'm afraid that my lawyer and employee might try and hurt me in some way My l
Is it defamation of character if I tell the lawyer all the reasons I can no longer employ this person
applies to California · 1 answer
How can I file a defamation and do I need an attorney to file or can I file myself
I want to file a suit on my former employer because if defamation of character.
applies to Minnesota · 0 answers
My manager placed a paper with me and other employees, accusing us of stealing money from ATM's we service. Is this defamation of character? Am I able to do anything about this? I have been with this company for over 11 years. Never have had this happen b
I work for an armored car company that deals with money on a daily basis. I have serviced ATM's for more than ten years. Me and other employees have been accused of stealing a small amount of money fr...
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