When a company puts extensive pressure on another to breach its employment relationship with a long-term employee,damages may be awarded for:
A)injurious falsehood.
B)passing-off.
C)deceit.
D)inducing breach of contract.
E)conversion.

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Inducing breach of contract occurs when one party convinces another party to break a contract with a third party, often by offering incentives or putting pressure on the second party. In this case, the company is pressuring another company to breach its employment relationship with a long-term employee, which would be considered an inducing breach of contract. Damages may be awarded in this scenario. The other choices listed do not apply to this scenario.

When a Company Puts Extensive Pressure on Another to Breach