The employee's actions of making false representations about the prices and pocketing the extra money would fall under B. fraud. Fraud involves intentionally deceiving someone for personal gain, which is exactly what the employee is doing by misrepresenting the prices to customers.
Karlton discovers an employee of his pizzeria is making false representations about his business. The employee was hoping to make extra money by telling people prices were more than the price list indicated, claiming it just hadn't been updated yet. He then pocketed the extra money. What tort law is the employee breaking?
A. defamation
B. fraud
C. Negligence
D. Breach of duty
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