Your Negative Comments About a Job Candidate Could Be Considered

question 75

Multiple Choice

Your negative comments about a job candidate could be considered defamatory if

• A) in a phone conversation you tell the applicant's potential employer that the applicant is an alcoholic.
• B) you omit important negative information about the candidate in a recommendation letter.
• C) you decline to provide a recommendation because of "company policy."
• D) you cannot prove that those comments are true.
• E) you use actual examples to support what you say or write.

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Definitions:

Prepaid Pension Costs

Expenses paid in advance for pension benefits, typically recorded as an asset on the balance sheet.

Unrecognized Net Loss

A loss that has occurred but has not been reported in the financial statements because it has not yet been realized through a transaction.

Projected Benefit Obligation

A measurement of the present value of future pension benefits owed to employees, based on factors like salary history and years of service.

Plan Assets

Resources set aside by a company in a dedicated fund to meet future pension benefits or other long-term employee benefits.