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What claim do I have against a prospective employer who contacted my present employer who now shuns me ??

Asked almost 3 years ago - Saint Petersburg, FL

Employment

I submitted an application for a job to "test" the market and indicated that the employer should not contact my present employer until after I leave present employment. The prospective employer contacted my present employer (to check references I assume) but my present employer - knowing that I am interested in looking for another job - now fails to regularly communicate with me or give me better assignments or consider me for advancement (and probably gives "bad" references).

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Kevin Patrick Camden

Reputation Level 7

Answered almost 3 years ago. Employment / Labor Attorney in Downers Grove, IL.

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Not much, unless the present employer disparaged you or made false statements about you, which will be quite difficult to prove. If your current employer is harassing you or making the workplace "hostile", you may be able to seek relief from the EEOC or your state's companion agency, if any.

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Alan James Brinkmeier

Reputation Level 20

Answered almost 3 years ago. Lawsuit / Dispute Attorney in Chicago, IL.

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As an employee at will your employer is free to discharge individuals such as you "for no cause at all". Nothing you post suggests that discrimination is going on based on gender, age, race or any other protected employment class was the cause in whole or even in part of your situation.

Good luck to you.

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