In City of Binghamton v. Whalen, the text case that discussed whether or not the plaintiff should have lost his compensation under the faithless servant doctrine, when he stole money from his job as Director of Parks and Recreation, the court held that:

A) The court that if an employee has an otherwise unblemished record, benefits acquired in previous working years could still be granted to the employee even after they are fired.
B) The court ruled that workers forfeit only their salary and not their benefits under the faithless servant doctrine.
C) The court declined to relax the faithless servant doctrine so as to limit plaintiff's forfeiture of all compensation earned by defendant during the period in which he was disloyal.
D) The court ruled that the Appeal's court overstepped its bounds in reviewing evidence and sent the case back for further review.
E) The court determined that the City of Binghamton owed plaintiff damages for defamation but that no tangible benefits needed to be returned to the plaintiff.

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Diana Mercea · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The court in City of Binghamton v. Whalen declined to relax the faithless servant doctrine, resulting in the plaintiff forfeiting all compensation earned during the period of disloyalty.

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