Florida Underwriter August 2011
By Michael L. Forte
If one of your employees sexually assaults someone on the job, is your company liable? The answer depends on the extent to which the company created the opportunity for the assault to occur. Three main legal theories come into play here: negligent hiring, negligent retention, and respondeat superior. If the victim is able to prove each element in court, the victim would be able to recover a judgment against the company based on that theory. read more..
By Michael L. Forte
If one of your employees sexually assaults someone on the job, is your company liable? The answer depends on the extent to which the company created the opportunity for the assault to occur. Three main legal theories come into play here: negligent hiring, negligent retention, and respondeat superior. If the victim is able to prove each element in court, the victim would be able to recover a judgment against the company based on that theory. read more..
This is the reason why it is important for companies to engage their employees with ethics and compliance training programs. They would easily determine when one person is already harassing or being harassed by the other employee. Awareness on simple assault would avoid future problems like this that will affect the reputation of both the company and people involved in the issue.
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