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on: Jul 6, 2018
What legal consequences are a possibility for employers with workplace violence issues?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Negligent hiring is the liability an employer may incur when a company keeps persons on the payroll whose records indicate a strong potential for wrongdoing and fails to take steps to defuse a possibly violent situation.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Civil lawsuits claiming negligent hiring or negligent retention are a constant threat to employers. Negligent hiring is the liability an employer incurs when it fails to conduct a reasonable investigation of an applicant's background, and then assigns a potentially dangerous person to a position in which he or she can inflict harm. Negligent retention is the liability an employer may incur when a company keeps persons on the payroll whose records indicate a strong potential for wrongdoing and fails to take steps to defuse a possibly violent situation. If an employer ignores warning signs leading up to a violent incident, it could be held legally liable.

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Answer: FALSE


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