Can i pursue a defamation lawsuit if a previous employer provides false information on my employment

I was at a job for a short time, right at 3 months. I have my offer letter with my start date and I have my resignation email sent from my work email but included my personal email as well so I would have a record of it. I am ready to start at a new company but they pushed back the start date because the previous employer had different information than I provided. They said I only worked there for 1 month and that I was fired for poor performance. Now I am going to lose this new job opportunity due to false records that appeared on my background check. Do I have a case for defamation and lost wages?

0 answers  |  asked Apr 2, 2020 1:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Iowa

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