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Giving a bad reference is not illegal in the US, but if I lost money due to a bad reference then I would be taking that person to court where he/she can either

Giving a bad reference is not illegal in the US, but if I lost money due to a bad reference then I would be taking that person to court where he/she can either better explain their concrete reasons for the bad reference or pay damages. Since the last thing typical FOS people want is to explain their (nonexistent) reasons, they will be paying damages or learn not to give references at all

walshemj 13y ago
This is the UK and not the US but bad references will land the employer in deep shit.
- UK-AL 13y ago
  90% of the time, it won't. For a start the employee has to have the time and the money to start legal proceedings. A lot won't, especially if your unemployed at the time.