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cat's-paw liability

noun

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

An employer's liability where a biased subordinate manipulates an unwitting decision-maker into taking an adverse action.

The manager who signed the termination was neutral, yet cat's-paw liability sticks because the biased supervisor fed him the false write-ups.

Similar: cat's paw

Topic: Employment law in Legal English

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