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QUESTION: Can your current employer give you a bad reference if you are trying to get another job and the new possible employer calls your current manager. Is it legal
ANSWER: It depends if your current employer is telling the truth. If the current employer does not tell the truth, the employer may have committed slander. If the employer tells the truth, there is little you can do about it.
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QUESTION: If your doing a good job and your employer doesnt want you to leave and gives you a bad reference because of that, is there a way to find out. Can you contact the employer you have applied at and ask them if your current employer gave you a good or bad reference?
Answer to question 1: If you're doing a good job and your employer doesn't want you to leave and gives you a bad reference, the only way to find out about this would be to ask your current employer or your prospective employer.
Answer to question 2: Yes, you can contact the employer you have applied at and ask if your current employer gave you a good or bad reference.
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A. Hall
Expertise
As a licensed MN lawyer, I can answer questions about the law job search during law school, law volunteering, law internships, summer associate jobs, job searching as an attorney (lateral moves), and law practice as an attorney.
Experience
Aaron Hall is a licensed Minnesota attorney, admitted to practice law in Minnesota state courts and the U.S. Federal District Court in Minnesota.
Aaron Hall's experience includes service at the law firms of Fredrikson & Byron, Morrison Fenske & Sund, Foley & Mansfield, and Henningson & Snoxell. Aaron Hall also served as a judicial extern under the Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Court Judge, and as an adjunct professor at Concordia University teaching Introduction to Business Law, Business Law for Marketing Professionals, and Internet Law for Marketing Professionals courses.
Organizations
American Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Small Business
Publications
Associated Press, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Duluth News Tribune, William Mitchell Law Review
Education/Credentials
Aaron was awarded his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law, where he served on the William Mitchell Law Review. He was recognized on the Deans List for outstanding academics and received the CALI Awards of Excellence in Corporations and Alternative Dispute Resolutions courses. Aaron served as President of the Business Law Society and coordinated the establishment of the Corporate Appellate Law Moot Court. He was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing Management and Innovation summa cum laude from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Awards and Honors
Ten Outstanding Minnesotans, Minnesota Jaycees
Current
Currently, Aaron practices as a corporate lawyer, small business lawyer, employment lawyer, tax lawyer, intellectual property lawyer,copyright lawyer, trademark lawyer, real estate lawyer, litigation lawyer, wills preparation lawyer, nonprofit lawyer, family and divorce lawyer, criminal defense lawyer, personal injury accident lawyer, technology lawyer, and bankruptcy lawyer.
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