Which of the Following Is Not an Effective Way to Protect

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an effective way to protect yourself from a wrongful termination suit brought by an employee whom you have fired?

• A) I can hire a lawyer to protect me from lawsuits.
• B) I can conduct regular employee-performance reviews.
• C) I can use performance-improvement or development plans to give the employee an opportunity to fix aspects of performance that are subpar.
• D) I can keep documentation of all my reasons for firing the employee to prove that he/she violated company ethics or was not performing his/her duties.
• E) I would not editorialize or speculate about the employee.

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