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Originally Posted by #-3
Probably not, but anyone here who has been in a position to give a reference on behalf of any corporation in North America with a lawyer on staff will give you the same story.
Their company told them that there is legal risk in saying anything other than years of service, job title... Not that there is legal risk, but that the company they work for told them there is risk. And it's worth saying even frivolous litigation is a risk they consider, it's costly, wasteful and can damage reputation.
smaller companies without regular legal council might be a different story, i don't know.
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Well, this is literally why I asked if the Flames would be legally allowed to say anything to any of the teams that may have reached out. I now understand that "for legal reasons" is the correct term, as it may not be illegal but (unless a law has been broken) it's certainly not advised to discuss anything negative about a former employee with another party.
I like to ask questions when I don't fully understand something.
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I have literally given fulsome references when asked and I am at a law firm. And I wouldn't hesitate to give a negative comment if I felt it was honest.
If I was the Chicago Blackhawks and someone phoned about Brad Aldrich, should I just give dates of employment and position?