An Employer Recently Terminated an Employee from Her Job as a Company

question 15

Multiple Choice

An employer recently terminated an employee from her job as a company tax accountant.Which of the following likely would be be classified as a "wrongful termination against public policy"?

• A) The employee was fired without cause or justification
• B) The employee truthfully responded to a question posed by an IRS investigator, which resulted in the employer incurring substantial penalties
• C) The employee carelessly overstated the employer's gross income on its tax return, which resulted in the employer making substantial additional, and unnecessary, tax payments
• D) The employer fired the employee for being late to work two times in one month, even though several other employees in the same department were late to work three times and were not terminated

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