Defamation of character is a term that is used to describe when a false statement is written or spoken about an individual with the intent of harming or slandering their reputation.
You cannot put a price tag on your reputation in the community. For some employee who spend a lifetime building character and doing the right thing, a good reputation means everything.
David Mallen has litigated – and won or settled -- defamation cases where the employee’s reputation has been trashed.