Can an employer say that you are not rehireable to a potential employer?

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Can an employer say that you are not rehireable to a potential employer?

Anonymous Apr 8, 2013 5 views 1 answers

My mother was working at a company and was fired. she has been tring to find a job and can not get anyone in her choosen field to call her back. She asked a friend who did refernces checks and was told the the company said she was not rehireable.

Arnold Cohen · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T10:42:29+00:00

Yes. Generally, lawyers advise employers to say that the former employee is not eligible for rehire if it is true, and to say no more. Often that is the 'kiss of death' for the former applicant trying to obtain another job. If she can apply truthfully without referencing that employer, then that would be OK. If not, then she might give her side of the story in advance if it will sound good to the prospective employer.

Can an employer say that you are not rehireable to a potential employer?

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