Big-Mart dismisses an employee who was caught stealing items from the store’s stockroom. In retaliation, the employee threatens to file a lawsuit claiming race discrimination. Assuming the discipline was based on facts, not bias, how can Big-Mart best protect itself from being liable for such claims?

by establishing and following a formal discipline policy, so discipline is fair

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the best way to protect themselves would be by establishing and following a formal discipline policy, so discipline is fair. This guidelines provide the company with a set of rules on how to handle employees that violate company rules in such a way that will not put the company at risk of a lawsuit.

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