Post employment inquiries - Tennessee

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

In Tennessee, an employer/former employer may disclose to a prospective employer, upon request of the prospective employer or employee/former employee, information about employee/former employee job performance, unless he/she is not acting in good faith or the information is false, unfair, or biased. An employer/former employer may be liable for disclosures not made in good faith. Lack of good faith may be shown if the employer/former employer discloses:

• Knowingly false information,
• Intentionally misleading information,
• Information with malicious intent,
• Information recklessly, or
• In violation of employee/former employee civil rights.

State

Contact

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Regulations

Tennessee Code, Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 1, §50-1-105, Providing employee information to prospective employers – good faith

http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/

Federal

Contacts

None.

Regulations

None.