Is it legal for a past employer to say negative things to a future employer?

Question Details: My past employer told me that if I resigned that she would say positive things about me to future employers but if I chose to be fired that she would tell them why they chose to let me go. This is over a backround check that the past director of the program did not send in and the new director asked me to do another one. I told her that I had a recent wreckless driving judgement as I was filling the form out. One of my job requirements was to drive developmentally disabled adults in my car and when the backround check came back she said that I was a liability and asked me to resign.

Asked 10/30/2009 under Employment and Labor | 319 View(s) | More Legal Topics