Caileen has a pattern of coming in late on Mondays.Each time this has happened,Caileen's manager has gotten angrier and angrier.Finally,the manager has had enough and wants to dock Caileen's pay for being tardy on so many Mondays.However,there is no evidence that Caileen has ever been told that coming in late on Mondays is a problem.The discipline of Caileen appears to violate which test of Just Cause?
A) Upon investigation, was there substantial evidence or proof that the employee was guilty as charged?
B) Was the degree of discipline administered by the company in a particular case reasonably related to the seriousness of the employee's proven offense and the record of the employee's service with the company?
C) Did the company give the employee forewarning or foreknowledge of the possible or probable disciplinary consequences of the employee's conduct?
D) Has the company applied its rules, orders, and penalties evenhandedly and without discrimination to all employees?

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The discipline of Caileen violates the forewarning or foreknowledge test of Just Cause. Caileen was not informed that being tardy on Mondays was a problem, so she did not have any foreknowledge of the disciplinary consequences. Therefore, the discipline cannot be justified.

Caileen Has a Pattern of Coming in Late on Mondays