Your Employer Has Told You That She Could Be Sued

Your employer has told you that she could be sued for defamation if one of her employees posts a defamatory notice about someone on the work website.This statement is:

A) false because employers cannot be legally responsible for the private statements of their employees.
B) false provided the employer can prove she was not aware of the defamatory statement and she ordered that it taken down as soon as she knew about it.
C) true.
D) true if the party who was defamed can prove the employee acted with malice and the employer did not enforce an ethical e- mail policy.