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monkeysullivan
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california: does my supervisor have the right to prevent me from giving references for old co-workers over the phone?
i recently gave a good reference for a old co-worker/friend who had been fired from my company. she had left on bad terms but i felt she was a good worker. my supervisor overheard this phone call (the reference) and told me that i shouldn't give references. i wasn't speaking for the company and only answered questions that related to my experience with her as a co-worker. does my company have any legal right to demand my silence in such a way?
i recently gave a good reference for a old co-worker/friend who had been fired from my company. she had left on bad terms but i felt she was a good worker. my supervisor overheard this phone call (the reference) and told me that i shouldn't give references. i wasn't speaking for the company and only answered questions that related to my experience with her as a co-worker. does my company have any legal right to demand my silence in such a way?