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1) Why might an employer be reluctant to provide references?

2) Is it appropriate to conduct a pre-employment physical? Why or why not. Please explain.

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This discusses what is appropriate for employers to ask potential employees to do before being hired.

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1. In an age of increasing employee lawsuits, it is easy to understand why many employers are reluctant to provide references for former employees. When companies give "negative" references, they run the risk of exposure to defamation, invasion of privacy, or discrimination lawsuits by former employees. When employers give false "positive" references, the new employer may claim that it was harmed by the failure to provide truthful information, especially in situations in which the employee was terminated due to fraud or violent behavior. As a result, ...

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