Employee Makes Fabricated Ombudsman Hotline Report. Can He Be Disciplined?

Hypothetical, based upon a real fact pattern: An employee who recently received a poor annual review made a call to the ombudsman hotline to report alleged violations of law. Though the hotline is supposed to be anonymous, he included his name and telephone number and asked to be involved in the investigation. Through the course of the investigation it becomes clear that the employee’s complaint is unfounded and was likely completely fabricated by the employee.

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