Marshall,a 33-Year Old Unemployed Software Engineer,applied for a Job at Bluetel

question 15

Multiple Choice

Marshall,a 33-year old unemployed software engineer,applied for a job at Bluetel Inc.,a Florida-based software company.In his résumé,he gave his former project manager as a reference.But he was rejected soon after the HR specialist at Bluetel called his former manager and learned that Marshall was accused of racial discrimination against another employee.Sensing this to be the reason for his rejection at Bluetel,Marshall can sue his former manager on charges of _____.

• A) misappropriation
• B) fraud
• C) misrepresentation
• D) defamation
• E) negligence

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