Can a prospective employer refuse to tell you why they didn’t hire you but tell their friends why?
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Can a prospective employer refuse to tell you why they didn’t hire you but tell their friends why?
I recently applied for a job in my area and after they spoke to my ex-boyfriend decided that they were going to move forward with other applicants. They refused to tell me why but I know it was because of something he told them. It was a messy break up and without knowing what he told them I cant tell them my side of the story or dispute what he said. Can they legally tell other individuals who ask as a means of gossip why they didn’t hire me?
Asked on March 1, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Most work relationships are "at will". This means that an employer can hire (or fire) as they deem appropriate, absent some form of legally actionable discrimnation. Based on what you have written, you have no claim here as prospective employer can refuse to tell an applicant why they didn't hire them, yet tell other for their reason(s) for not doing so.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Most work relationships are "at will". This means that an employer can hire (or fire) as they deem appropriate, absent some form of legally actionable discrimnation. Based on what you have written, you have no claim here as prospective employer can refuse to tell an applicant why they didn't hire them, yet tell other for their reason(s) for not doing so.
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