Florida Statute 768.095 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 768.095

768.095 Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former or current employees.—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.

History.—s. 1, ch. 91-165; s. 17, ch. 99-225.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.095

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 768.095

Total Results: 7

Marvin Castellanos v. Next Door Company

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-28

Citation: 192 So. 3d 431, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 197, 2016 WL 1700521, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 885

Snippet: rational justification.’ ” Salfi, 422 U.S. at 768, 95 S.Ct. 2457. Salfi also cited Richardson v. Belcher

Blake v. CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-11-16

Citation: 73 So. 3d 905, 33 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 135, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18119, 2011 WL 5554850

Snippet: J. The issue in this appeal is whether section 768.095, Florida Statutes (2009), abrogates the absolute

Arce v. Wackenhut Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-07-07

Citation: 40 So. 3d 813, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 9869, 2010 WL 2670881

Snippet: statements made by Hill are protected under section 768.095, Florida Statutes, which provides: An employer

Bates v. ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-02-24

Citation: 31 So. 3d 210, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 2102

Snippet: in accordance with the provisions of s. 768.095. Section 768.095, Florida Statutes (2008), provides: An

Thomas v. Tampa Bay Downs, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-05-12

Citation: 761 So. 2d 401, 2000 WL 571413

Snippet: presumed to have been made in good faith. See § 768.095, Fla. Stat. (1993)[1]; see also Linafelt v. Beverly

Linafelt v. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FL., INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-10-12

Citation: 745 So. 2d 386, 1999 WL 821095

Snippet: former employee protected under chapter 760. Sec. 768.095, Fla. Stat. (1997). The statute is an affirmative

Linafelt v. Bev, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-11-03

Citation: 662 So. 2d 986, 1995 WL 642669

Snippet: privilege for this communication under section 768.095, Florida Statutes (1993) and Nodar v. Galbreath