Employer’s bad rep preventing me from being hired, can I take action?
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Employer’s bad rep preventing me from being hired, can I take action?
I am a worker in California in the Health/Medicine and Hospitality industry, providing massage therapy on my own as well as for a franchised spa that is part of an international spa franchise. I have been seeking a job for about 2 months, in the midst of which a controversy surrounding the spa company’s practices sprung up. Due to this controversy, I have been refused a job at least one office due to the controversy, and may be locked out of other jobs in the industry except at the spa’s locations, which I no longer want to do. Since I have been refused a job and may have been refused a job in the future due to having this company’s name on my resume, do I have any room for action? What type of lawyer should I talk to for this?
Asked on December 14, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You have no grounds for legal action against your employer. You may only sue if someone violates a legal duty they have to you; however, an employer has *no* legal duty to maintain a good reputation for the benefit of its employees--they simply do not owe you this, and so you may not sue them or take any other legal action.
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