"Never, EVER, make negative comments about a former employee. If you can't say anything positive, just confirm the dates of employment and LEAVE IT AT THAT."
Why? If you are stating the truth your former employer can sue you only to have it proven in a court of law he is a worthless so and so.
However it does help to have what you say documented (employee evaluations, exit review, etc...). The one area it does hurt is if you state "suspicions". If the guy had a work comp claim you can reveal the basic nature of the claim, you can't say "I think he was faking it", unless you went to court over it and proved it there. If he had poor attendance and you document the dates you can reveal that information, along with a poor attitude – if you wrote him up for it. If you claim “in general” he had a poor attitude you better be ready to back it up.
Had a case in Kansas where an employee assaulted his boss and put him in the hospital. When the next employer called to check with the previous employment they stayed quiet about the assault and his generally dangerous behavior. The man raped and killed a waitress at his next job, the new employer successfully sued the previous employer and there is now a law on the books requiring certain information be revealed to a prospective employer.
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