Andy tries to be fair to his employees but does not tolerate lateness. Will, one of his employees, reported to work late one day because he had a car wreck, the first tardy since he was hired over a year ago. Andy decided to give Will a written warning to make an example for the other employees. Will felt that he did NOT receive ____ justice.
A) procedural
B) involuntary
C) distributive
D) legal
E) interactional

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Will feels that he did not receive distributive justice because he was punished for being late due to unforeseen circumstances (car wreck) even though he had a good record of attendance. Distributive justice refers to the fairness of outcomes or distribution of resources or rewards, which in this case Will feels was not fairly distributed to him.

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