Marshall,a 33-year old unemployed software engineer,applied for a job at Bluetel Inc.,a Florida-based software company.In his résumé,he gave his former project manager as a reference.But he was rejected soon after the HR specialist at Bluetel called his former manager and learned that Marshall was accused of racial discrimination against another employee.Sensing this to be the reason for his rejection at Bluetel,Marshall can sue his former manager on charges of _____.
A) misappropriation
B) fraud
C) misrepresentation
D) defamation
E) negligence

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If a person who is a reference for a job candidate gives negative information, there is a chance the candidate will claim defamation, meaning the person damaged the applicant's reputation by making statements that cannot be proved truthful.

Marshall,a 33-Year Old Unemployed Software Engineer,applied for a Job at Bluetel