What can be done about false information on my separation notice from work?

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What can be done about false information on my separation notice from work?

I was fired for excessive absences. Yes, I did have several but what was wrong is they wrote on my separation notice that I was warned about my absences the week prior to my termination. That’s a damn

lie and I can garuntee no-one heard him tell me that.

Asked on April 28, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

It depends: is the separation notice shown to others (e.g. to possible employers) or not?
Lying about you in a way which may damage your repuation or employment/economic prospects *to other people (or businesses)* may  be defamation: something illegal to do, which you could sue them over.
However, telling an untruth about you only to you is not defamation and is not illegal--it is understandably upsetting, but not illegal. Anyone may say anything they like about another person *to* that person without liability.


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