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If you can possibly avoid answering the question about your last job and you being fired from it, do so. New employers want to know as much as they can find out about new employee's but don't volunteer any information that is not directly asked.
Is a previous employer allowed to tell a prospective employer you were fired when you were not in Nevada?
No
Ues your employer can tell the state why you was fired. Some people get fired for dumb reasons like insted of working he/she play nothing but video games .Why would the employer pay unemployment to that person who didn't work but at all? He/she has no right to collect the benefits. The employer has every right to fight this thing in court.
Legally, they can say anything that is factual and accurate. They may tell a potential employer if you were "re-hireable." That said, there's a lot of businesses out there that don't know nor care about that, so they tend to say whatever they want to potential employers looking for references. No law prohibits a former employer from honestly reporting the fact you were fired. There is no possibility of a defamation suit for reporting a fact honestly. Whether you DESERVED to be fired is not an issue in a defamation charge, only whether you WERE fired. You were fired? I am free to tell everyone without liability.
If the employer has been fired, presumably he or she does not have to pay you at all, as he or she is no longer your employer. The employer who replaces the fired one is responsible for paying you.
Yes, as long as the statement is factually correct; "We investigate Jim for sexual harassment, then fired him based on our findings." The employer has no liability for reporting those FACTS, and need not prove to anyone that you actually committed sexual harassment (or theft, or absenteeism, etc.)
Yes. The legal implications would only be if they lied and caused you harm.
Yes it is relevant because your future employer would definitely like to know what kind of a person he is hiring.
My employer just fired me. This means my boss just fired me.
It remains legal in every state to tell the factual truth about employees and former employees. "I fired Jim for attendance problems", can never be the basis for a defamation suit IF ... 1. I DID fire Jim, and 2. My reason was his absence record. Jim need not agree with my decision to make my statement factually correct.
Talk to an attorney. You need to prove that the employer acted improperly or with malice.
No they can not, infact, if you can prove this happend, then you can sue them for conspiring to commit purgery..which happens to be a felony, if i were you, i would remind your employer of this, if they persist, then get legal council (a lawyer).