An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee to a prospective employer of the former or current employee upon request of the prospective employer or of the former or current employee is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the former or current employer was knowingly false or violated any civil right of the former or current employee protected under chapter 760.
Fla. Stat. § 768.095
Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former or current employees
Known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act
The act spans §§ 768.041 to 768.81 (79 sections).
History.--s. 1, ch. 91-165; s. 17, ch. 99-225.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.