Defamation Protection - Harassment Complaint
California employers and victims of sexual harassment are better protected from liability for defamation by an alleged harasser after a complaint of sexual harassment has been made.1 This applies to employers who are asked to provide job references for a current or former employee.
Defamation is essentially a claim for injury to one's reputation resulting from a false written or oral statement.
California's Civil Code section 47 has long protected certain communications as privileged, making them immune from defamation lawsuits. One of these privileges applies to
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