Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided April 29, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Mike Beebe State Senator 211 Arch Searcy, AR 72143
Dear Senator Beebe:
This is written in response to your request for an Opinion concerning the propriety of legislative in Arkansas which would preclude an employer who is asked for a job reference for a former employee from having liability except for intentional false statements made about that employee to a prospective employer.
As you note in your letter, the threat of civil litigation for unfavorable employment recommendations has become of concern to employers in Arkansas and nationwide. You state that you're interested in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- United States v. Dorothy R. GarberCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Saunders v. VanPeltSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Gallman v. CarnesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Dillard Department Stores, Inc. v. FeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
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