An employee gets injured at work when he is stung by a bee, and follows the correct procedures for reporting a work injury to his employer. Soon after, his employer puts the employee on probation for violating a work rule requiring employees to "maintain situational awareness." What type of program is being misused by the employer in this scenario as a form of retaliation against the employee for reporting a workplace injury? A. Drug-testing B. Disciplinary C. Incentive

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The employee got stung by a bee while at work and followed the correct procedures, per his companies policy. He reported the injury and did everything he was supposed to do. However, since the company put the employee on probation because of failing to "maintain situational awareness" they were misusing the disciplinary program of the company. The retaliated because he reported the workplace injury. Many companies will have programs from headquarters where they will get a bonus if no injuries are reported. Managers will get a bonus or even a promotion based on injuries. No injuries can also lower the insurance for a company. This could be why they retaliated against the employee. The correct answer is B.