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i was asked to resign from kroger for taking coupons on the clock then using them later for personal use, and since we are in a union i opted out of union assistance but i was assured since i was voluntarily quitting (asked to resign) that no one would know about it yet evreyone i talk to knows... can kroger get in trouble for disclosing what happened?
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Sharon Adams
You indicated that your former employer is telling "everyone" about why you quit your job and wonder whether they can get in trouble for that.
Usually, when an employee chooses to resign, rather than be terminated, they are doing so in order to avoid the embarrassment of termination and more importantly, the negative employment references. Unfortunately, unless you get that in writing, there is no guarantee of privacy or of a positive reference. Defamation (slander) occurs when someone communicates false information about you that damages your reputation. Truth is an absolute defense. So, as long as your former employer is telling the truth, there is probably not much you can do.
Answered on Jul 27th, 2015 at 7:03 AM