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Defamation Liability During Workplace Investigations

The Ohio Employer’s Law Blog reports today about an interesting case from the Ohio Supreme Court.  The case concerns alleged defamatory statements in an internal investigation report about a police chief.  The police chief sued for defamation after the report was made public.  The Ohio Supreme Court decided that there was sufficient evidence to submit the defamation claims to a jury. 

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