A hiring manager from company A has just received a phone call from the hiring manager at company B asking about a former company A employee. The hiring manager had been informed by the manager of former company A employee that former company A employee had lost his position based on his refusal to do work as ordered by his manager. The hiring manager had informed the coworkers of the company A employee about the termination and informed them that it was for insubordination. During that conversation, the co-workers of the former company A employee began informing the hiring manager of company A that they had heard that the former company A employee often slept on the job and did nothing but use his cell phone on the clock all day. The hiring manager of company A told the hiring manager of company B that the former company A employee was fired for insubordination as well as sleeping on the job and being on his cell phone all day. 

Describe the legal liability for Company A arising out of the hiring manager for Company A's informing the Company A employees about the termination of the former Company A employee as well as the hiring manager for company A informing the hiring manager of company B why the former company A employee was terminated