Employee references are the positive or negative comments about an employee’s job performance provided to a prospective employer. In most cases, a prospective employer will contact a person’s current ...

A recent Indiana defamation case, Manhas v. Franciscan Hammond Clinic, serves as a critical reminder of the importance of scrutinizing physician and employee reference forms and releases. Dr. Sheila ...

Picture this: You pick up the phone and it’s someone in human resources at a local business seeking a reference for a former employee. What can you say? What can’t you say? References for former ...

When you interview an employee you may be very impressed by his resume, by the way he behaves and his past employment history. Before you jump and hire a new employee, it is vital to check his ...

Nothing demonstrates quality workmanship quite like a thorough testimonial. A well-written employee reference letter supplies your application with a sense of authenticity that you yourself might not ...

Question: I have received a recent telephone request to share information about a former employee I supervised for five years. I told the new employer I would have to get back to her. How do I handle ...

A health care facility with a job opening often spends months trying to recruit qualified candidates. When a candidate looks good on paper, hiring managers check references only to hit the human ...

Q: An employee of my company recently resigned after other employees complained he was engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior toward women in the office. He has applied for a job with a friend of ...