Question

Robin is a human resource manager at Techtronic, a software company. She receives a call from an HR manager at another software company asking about Megan, a software engineer who used to work at Techtronic and has applied for a job at the caller's company. Robin checks the company's records and sees that a coworker had accused Megan of racial discrimination, but an investigation did not turn up any evidence to support the charge. Megan left the company two months later, saying she was no longer comfortable there. Robin is concerned about sharing the details of this situation with the caller. If telling the information to the caller leads to the other company not hiring Megan, what potentially unlawful behavior could Megan accuse Techtronic of engaging in?a. misappropriation b. fraudc. misrepresentationd. defamatione. negligence

Answer 1

Megan could accuse Techtronic of engaging in d. defamation.

Explanation:

Defamation means causing damage to the good reputation of someone. Making of false or offensive statement about an individual’s behavior or character leaves a bad impression about the individual.

Defamation may be oral or published.

In the above scenario, there was no evidence against Megan regarding racial discrimination. Robin shared the details about Megan with the caller without knowing the situation correctly. This caused defamation of Megan which may lead him to refrain from hiring in the new company.

Answer 2

Megha can accuse Techtronic for engaging in Defamatione

Explanation:

Defamation refer to the  oral or written communication of a false statement about another person , that unjustly harms the reputation of the other person. It sis considered as a tort or crime.

In countries, like South Korea and Sweden, communicating a true statement can also be considered defamation