>>>>If some firm asked you your opinion about me and you'd give it (either negative or positive), without my approval or request for being a reference, I'd have bad feelings about it.
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>>>Negative comments are illegal in the USA and Canada as far as I know.
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>>Huh? Is this irony or is it a serious remark?
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>Serious. It is against the law to make a negative comment about a former employee (or even current employee) when asked about this employee's performance or character. Both in Canada and the USA.
Not according to Mike Bean:
Re: Forum members named Richard M or Thomas Magnum? Thread #
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1294096But isn't there another issue? The prospective employer should ask the applicant for references and should only ask those persons/firms for comments. So, if the applicant does not mention the former employer, then no information should be gathered there. Right?
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