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Career Clinic: Refusing to accept a bad reference

I had accepted a job but the offer was rescinded when I was given a bad reference from a previous employer. What can I do?

Career Clinic: Refusing to accept a bad reference
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I had accepted a job but the offer was rescinded when I was given a bad reference from a previous employer. Do I have grounds for a claim?

Whether you have a claim will depend on what happened at your previous employer, and what the reference said.

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