Screwed or not?

[OnlyByHisGrace]

Okey nurses and LPNs, here is a question for you. Just found out a lady i worked with at my previous field (CNA) passed her PN exam and we are both excited as we decided to enhance our careers together and i went the RN route. Problem is, she had an incident and ended up taking the agency to court over an injury and well, won. they are still paying her.

NOW, she has graduated LPN school and has a license and while applying for jobs, is torn between putting down former employer for a reference or not! Having taken them to court, is it permanent on her record? is she going to be able to find a job with that there? Any thoughts? advise?

[made]

I find it insulting that you say "nurses and LPNs", last I checked, RPNs and LPNs are nurses as well

[systoly]

I don't think it was intended as an insult, but rather, just poor semantics. Or should i say, ...but rather poor semantics.

[AJPV]

She should have a friend call the previous employer. Have the friend pose as a potential hiring agency seeking employment verification. See how much the previous employer says. If they say too much, make an appointment with the same lawyer who won the previous suit and get ready for round 2.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

The sure thing about questions of this nature is that someone will post that employers are forbidden from disclosing this or that about ex employees. Employers can say anything they please about a person's job performance as long as it is true. The attorney who told me this also said that when an employer says something, it is always considered to be true. Common sense. And really, people talk. In an official manner, but most of the time, unofficially. Otherwise, how does word get around? To expect word not to get around, is definitely wishful thinking.

Ha! It already has:from Latrice11 "The only thing an employer is legally able to do is verify your employment. A lawsuit that this LPN won should not hurt her or she will be entitled to sue her previous employer and possible win again."