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Negligent Hiring


by Scott D. Huffstetler View Biography
Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P. View Firm Credentials
Baton Rouge Office

August 18, 2008

Previously published on July 29, 2008

Did you know that an employer may be liable for failure to properly screen employees when such failure results in hiring someone that has a history of violent or criminal acts? Louisiana recognizes claims against an employer that hires an employee with dangerous propensities when that employee injures third persons at work.


 

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