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What can you do about a former employer spreading rumors that you were sexually harrassing others?
My minor daughter worked in a place where she felt that she was constantly being belittled, and treated strangely. Her manager was not nice to her at all, she claims that he really wouldn't give her constructive criticism, just acted ugly to her She was recently let go, and told that the reason they were letting her go was because they didn't have enough hours. However, I heard from a relative who works there that the Manager is telling people she was let go for Sexually harassing other employees. She vehemently denies this. She is 16 years old. What can I do to protect her rights, and tell that gentleman he needs to stop slandering her. There is no documentation of this, and I am furious
3 Answers
- JayLv 77 years ago
First, let me give you a legal definition. To have defamation, the lies need to be told by someone that knows he's lying. They have to be lies and not just opinions. A reasonable person believes the lies. And, this is important, there has to be actual damages. Embarrassment, for example, is not an actual damage. Losing a job because of the lie, however, would be an actual damage.
In this case, I'm willing to bet that all but the last one are satisfied. However, you'd need to be able to prove that this was being said by the ex-manager (testimony from a single person is not sufficient).
OK, but you're not looking to sue. You're just trying to cut off the rumor. Well, you can confront this person. Maybe that will make him stop. Maybe that will have him provide support for his claims. Maybe he will laugh at you and continue to do it. You take your chances.
In a case like this, it's best to have it blow over. It's terrible for a 16 year old to have to go through this, but the more of a fuss you make, the worse it's going to be for her. Trust me, the ex-manager has no incentive to keep the lie up for more than a few days or so.
- Howard LLv 77 years ago
There's nothing you can do if the rumors were true. Maybe they were. She might have been sexually harassing others without realizing it. Telling jokes, touching people, and any number of other actions can be considered sexual harassment if someone complains about it. I've seen a number of cases where someone was terminated for doing something they thought was totally innocent.
- Anonymous7 years ago
If you can prove that this "manager" is slandering your daughter, you can file a civil lawsuit against him.