If I filed a complaint with the BBB, is it legal for the company I made the complaint against to contact my employer asking them to ask me to drop the complaint?
UPDATED: Aug 22, 2012
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If I filed a complaint with the BBB, is it legal for the company I made the complaint against to contact my employer asking them to ask me to drop the complaint?
Asked on August 22, 2012 under General Practice, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
There is nothing illegal per se for a representative of the company that you made a complaint against with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to contact your employer seeking that your employer ask you to drop the complaint. However, from a business perspective such conduct and contact with your employer shows poor judgment by the representative of the company that you made a complaint against.
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