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Reference Checks

ACU FrankACU Frank 2,188 Posts
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I was looking at the M Lee class on reference checking, and it made me wonder...

Has anyone here ever, first hand, experienced a defamation-type lawsuit stemming from a negative reference check?

Anyone? Bueller?
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  • DasherDasher 463 Posts
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    not me -- yet. And I am getting a bit weary of companies not providing reference checks -- how else will we know history. Now, all of a sudden, you must go through websites and pay for information that HR professionals used to provide as part of the job.

    Frankly, I don't like it. Any HR person knows how to phrase a reference so that the inquiry provides information without being defamatory.

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  • Paul in Cannon BeachPaul in Cannon Beach 4,703 Posts
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    No.

    Oregon law protects employers who make good faith reference statements. I think its always wise to check what you have documented and use considered language when giving a negative reference but I have never understood why employers are so reticent to give factual references.


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