You Should Never Give an Employee the Highest Rating in a Performance

question 45

True/False

You should never give an employee the highest rating in a performance appraisal.

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Definitions:

Direct Cause

An immediate factor or event that directly leads to an outcome or effect.

Respondeat Superior

A legal doctrine holding that an employer is responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their employment.

Subpoena Duces Tecum

Latin; a legal document that requires the recipient to bring certain written records to court to be used as evidence in a lawsuit.

Malfeasance

The performance of an act that is unlawful or wrongful by a public official or other person in power.