Legal Question in Employment Law in Colorado

Privacy violations and defamation of character

If a previous employer shows my application to other employees letting them see it and trashing my name while doing this, is there any legal action that can be taken?

Is this violating my privacy and trashing my reputation (defamation of character)?

Thanks!


Asked on 11/09/07, 1:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph T. Bernstein

Re: Privacy violations and defamation of character

This is not a violation of privacy, unless your application contains information of a personal or private nature (such as medical history, or social security number). However, if your former employer is saying things about you that are untrue and have caused damage to you, then this may be defamation.

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Answered on 11/15/07, 5:37 pm


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