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Lisa Smith, SPHR Attorney Blog, Human Resources

Fifth Circuit Finds Employer’s Investigative Report Shielded from Defamation Liability

Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment for the defense, holding, that an employer’s investigative report was shielded from defamation liability. In the case of Warren v. Fannie Mae, No. 18-11211 (Aug. 2, 2019), Stephanie Warren, challenged  the district  court’s  grant  of  summary judgment  on her defamation  […]

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