Liability of employer for disclosing information about employee to new employer; no action based on compelled self-publication.

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  5. Liability of employer for disclosing information about employee to new employer; no action based on compelled self-publication.

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(2) A civil action for defamation may not be maintained against an employer by an employee who is terminated by the employer based on a claim that in seeking subsequent employment the former employee will be forced to reveal the reasons given by the employer for the termination. [1995 c.330 §1; 1997 c.754 §1; 2001 c.621 §68]


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