Land v. Delta Airlines, Inc.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. Information to and from the Employment Security Agency of the Georgia Department of Labor is the subject of absolute privilege in an action for defamation. Thus even if the memorandum in question were false and malicious its contents would not be actionable. Code § 54-642.1; Brantley v. Heller, 101 Ga. App. 16 (112 SE2d 685) (1960); Cornell v. Coastal Broadcasting, Inc., 105 Ga. App. 410 (124 SE2d 679) (1962).

2. Reports prepared by an immediate supervisor of a corporate employee evaluating her performance and intended for use by personnel employees within the…