ECI^® Blog

A few weeks ago, I received a call from a placement firm checking references for a prior employee.  This individual didn’t leave here on the best of terms so I had a bit of trepidation about what the recruiter would ask me and how I should answer her inquiries.  Of course, the lawyers were telling us “name, rank and employment dates” as the standard response.  But recent case law has found that employers who pass along their unsatisfactory employees to others with glowing recommendations and misrepresent the real facts could open themselves to liable from the new employer. Read more…