Which of the following may be used as evidence of just cause for termination should a wrongful discharge lawsuit be filed against an employer?

A. The employee speaks out against discrimination in the workplace.
B. The employee is a whistleblower.
C. The employee is disabled.
D. The employee is sexually harassing another employee.
E. When the discharge applies to safety in the workplace.

D. The employee is sexually harassing another employee.

If a nonsupervisory employee sexually harasses another worker, the employer is held liable only if he or she knew or should have known about the offense and did nothing to stop it. Sexual harassment of another employee would constitute just cause for dismissing the offending employee. Federal laws prohibit employers from firing or otherwise discriminating against employees for any of the following reasons: belonging to a particular race or religion; being male or female; being a particular age or having a disability; joining a union or engaging in political activity; preventing the collection of retirement benefits; reporting company safety violations (whistle-blowing); exercising the right to free speech; or refusing to take drug or lie detector tests (with some exceptions).