Did a co-worker defame me?
I was recently accused by a co-worker of harrassment and that she felt physically threatened by me. She went to human resources who found that her "proof" was not either. But do I have the right to say that I was a victim of defamtion of workplace charecter?
2 answers | asked Nov 11, 2009 3:32 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
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Here is an article about employer defamation in Illinois:
http://www.myemploymentlawyer.com/wiki/Defamation-in-the-Illinois-Workplace.htm
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Nov 13, 2009 08:22 AM [EST]
http://www.myemploymentlawyer.com/wiki/Defamation-in-the-Illinois-Workplace.htm
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Nov 13, 2009 08:22 AM [EST]
It depends. More information is necessary to answer this question. Did she only make statements to Human Resources? If so, did she say she felt harassed or that have harassed her?
Statements of opinion are not typically considered defamation. Plus, unless it is per se defamation, you would need to show that you have been damaged in a way that is quantifiable.
posted by Kristen Prinz | Nov 13, 2009 08:14 AM [EST]
Statements of opinion are not typically considered defamation. Plus, unless it is per se defamation, you would need to show that you have been damaged in a way that is quantifiable.
posted by Kristen Prinz | Nov 13, 2009 08:14 AM [EST]
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