Can a prior employer just out of the blue intentionally contact a current employer unsolicited?
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Can a prior employer just out of the blue intentionally contact a current employer unsolicited?
I was an employee of a WI company. I left on my own; I was not fired. I did not ask for a reference from that company and got a new job in NY months after leaving the prior company. My new employer told me today that he got an unsolicited email from my prior employer stating all of the
Asked on December 18, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
It is legal, so long as there was no contract (such as a provision in a settlement or separation agreement) barring this. Otherwise, anyone, including a prior employer, can contact anyone, including a new employer, about anything they want, including what a former employee did. Just as breaking up with (or evern divorcing) someone doesn't by itself stop them from contacting you (or vice versa) or contacting another person (e.g. the new/current significant other) about the ex, the fact that an employer/employee relationship is over does not prevent contact to or about a person.
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