Can my former employer contact my current employer to notify them I received a job offer at my former work e-mail address?
Question Details:
A job offer letter was mistakenly sent to my former work email address at my former place of employment. My former General Manager notified my current employer of this 3rd party job offer. The job offer is not one I would accept, but has made my current work environment uncomfortable and will possibly cause termination of current employment. The same former employer has also sent my home address to vendors who are trying to collect money for this company's unpaid bills. Do I have any recourse against my former employer?
Employment and Labor Law Answers
Unfortunately, you do not have any recourse, UNLESS there was some prior agreement between you and the person or business offering you a job to keep the offer confidential. If there was such an agreement, you may be able to enforce it, or--in this case--*possibly* sue the potential empoloyer for damages if you suffer some economic loss (e.g. get fired for it). However, in the absence of such an agreement, there is nothing illegal about person A telling person B that he was contacted about person C. There is no right to control the flow of information about us, even when it is embarrasing or awkward. While your frustration is understandable, you have to live with this situation.
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