Is there legal action against bad reference in NJ?

Is there any legal action I can take if a former employer gives me a bad reference in the state of NJ?

And what is the most gracious way of letting them know I will use them as a reference. I'm thinking about sending them a nice email to let them know.

I was already promised a good reference from one of the owners of the company. Heck, I did good job, but they let me go cause... yep TOO SLOW! But he did say I was very professional, on time all the time, ect...

I was working with a recruiter last week. I went through the trouble of going in for an interview, spending the time to fill out my profile on their website, then I never get a responce from him. This ticked me off. I took most of my profile down tonight. I emaile him and asked that he take the remainder down with no explanation why. I hope he doesn't send me a nasty email. I dont' want to get mean and in a fight. I just hate when I get treated with such dispespect.

Siggh.. recruiters are the worst in my opinon. Now I know they are all the same and will never change.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Please buy the book "What Color is Your Paracheute", it will enilighten and encourage you and answer a lot of these new job search questions that you're having.

Also, Tom Jackson is a good author.
He wrote "The Perfect Job Search" and "Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market".