National Post – Can Your Old Boss Badmouth You to a Potential Employer? Absolutely

An economist who acted like an “intellectual snob” and called his coworkers at a private forecasting company “stupid” has failed in his efforts to sue the Ontario company for defamation, after he was given a negative reference when he applied for a new job.

The decision of Ontario Superior Court “dispels the notion that an employer is bound to limit its comments to only the positive attributes of an employee when agreeing to provide a reference,” said Gurlal Kler, who defended Stokes Economic Consulting.

Read the story about Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s latest successful court decision here.