Negligent Hiring

liability arising from not conducting a complete employment screening background check

 

 

A growing body of case law referred to as Negligent Hiring Practices holds companies responsible for the misdeeds of employees working on their premises or working anywhere on the company's behalf who, based upon their prior history could have been expected to act irresponsibly or illegally.
 

Companies lose about 79% of negligent hiring lawsuits brought against them.

 

 

Negligent hiring case law provides that anyone injured by an employee's misdeeds such as another employee, customer, or a member of the public, would be in a position to collect damages from the company as a result of its negligent hiring practices.

 

The company's primary defense in such a suit is to show that it used due diligence in checking the employee's background prior to hiring.