Would it be illegal for an agency i had resigned from to release details to an agency i was applying for?

Ryan, its not clear what the purpose of the second interview with the second agency was for...however, generally speaking there is a privilege that exists between past employers and prospective employers concerning information provided with respect to an applicant for employment...under California law, Labor Code Sect. 1050 however, it is unlawful for a past employer to provide false informatiopn concerning a past employee for the purpose of preventing the reemployment of that employee. If the information is false there may also arise a cause of action for defamation depending upon what was said. Bear in mind that the above only applies if the information being provided is false. Should the information provided be true there would be no cause of action UNLESS the information provided violated some clonfidentiality agreement or some statute prohibiting the dissemination of such information without the prior consent of the person to whom it pertained, i.e. medical or health information. Stephan Math Esq., smesq1@aol.com