Virginia Employment Law is suing Carilion hospital and an administrator for defamation in the Roanoke City Circuit Court. As published in the Roanoke Times, Zhan Wang worked for Carilion in 2023 when false information about her performance as a nurse practitioner was sent on Carilion letterhead to the Board of Health Professions. This type of disclosure is a privileged disclosure under the law, but it is not an immune statement when transmitted to the Board. Virginia Employment Law has successfully won and settled similar such defamation cases in the past. “Corporate defamation is like an expensive cut of meat from the butcher,” Strelka said the article. “Very rare. About ten years ago, we won a similar such trial against the state of Virginia when it defamed an employee. The facts are simpler in this matter.” The article may be read HERE.