Doesn't fix the problem of references being used for politcal retaliation, rather than actual performance. Which what the large chunk of bad references are abou

Doesn't fix the problem of references being used for politcal retaliation, rather than actual performance. Which what the large chunk of bad references are about. In-fact it increases it, because the employee can no longer sue for retaliation, so the manager can make up anything he wants. Managers using references to retaliate against employees is fairly common. This is why people are scared to whistle-blow. And businesses who value integrity miss out on good employees.