Negligent Hiring

Labor Letter, May 2013: After The Violence Come The Lawsuits

by Edward Boehm | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/2/2013

A lawsuit filed against a business in Minneapolis, Minnesota demonstrates that the problems associated with workplace violence do not necessarily end once the violence stops. Recently, the family of one of six individuals...more

Protecting the Workforce from Violence

by Erin Denniston Leach | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/28/2013

Tragic acts of violence have taken over our headlines and can destroy not only lives, but businesses. With the rise in reported gun violence, the numerous recent tragedies around the country and continued economic troubles...more

Employers Faced January 1, 2013, Deadline to Update Fair Credit Reporting Act Notice

by Nikole Mergo | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/18/2013

Originally published in SC Bar's Employment and Labor Law Newsletter: Winter 2013 on February 15, 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, there was a new form that employers must provide prospective or current employees when...more

Youth Soccer League Sued Over Molester Coach

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/22/2013

The parents of a girl who was raped by her youth soccer coach when she was 13 are suing the local soccer league organization for negligence in failing to adequately vet the coach before allowing him access to children....more

No Negligent Hiring For Sexual Assault Where Employee’s Prior Misconduct Was Improper But Not Sexual In Nature, New Jersey...

by Mark Diana, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/14/2012

In Gargano v. Wyndham Skyline Tower Resorts, a manager of a cleaning services company assigned to a Wyndham casino sued Wyndham for negligent hiring after she was sexually assaulted by a Wyndham employee. 2012 WL 5388949...more

Court holds that federal standards of care pre-empt state law standards

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/3/2012

Originally published in International Law Office on November 27 2012. A New York state trial court recently added another voice to the chorus of cases finding that federal law pre-empts state law standards of care in the...more

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