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nikneto t1_jc6ru26 wrote

Reply to comment by RevengencerAlf in Can a former employer mention that someone was let go in a reference in Massachusetts? by Limulemur

I've definitely learned something here today. I've been in management at 3 different agencies where we were told by HR that we weren't allowed to provide any details other than dates of employment and rehire status.

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RevengencerAlf t1_jc7jhks wrote

To be fair the company itself may very well have that rule so HR telling you that you aren't allowed to share it if someone calls you may be technically true. But it's definitely not the law.

If they did tell you it was illegal it also wouldn't be the first time a company told people something was illegal that wasn't just to make them extra scared of breaking the rule.

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