Robin is a human resource manager at Techtronic, a software company. She receives a call from an HR manager at another software company asking about Megan, a software engineer who used to work at Techtronic and has applied for a job at the caller's company. Robin checks the company's records and sees that a coworker had accused Megan of racial discrimination, but an investigation did not turn up any evidence to support the charge. Megan left the company two months later, saying she was no longer comfortable there. Robin is concerned about sharing the details of this situation with the caller. If telling the information to the caller leads to the other company not hiring Megan, what potentially unlawful behavior could Megan accuse Techtronic of engaging in?
A) misappropriation
B) fraud
C) misrepresentation
D) defamation
E) negligence

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If Robin shares the details of Megan's situation with the other company and it leads to her not getting hired, Megan could potentially accuse Techtronic of engaging in defamation by making false and damaging statements about her.

Robin Is a Human Resource Manager at Techtronic, a Software