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The Difference Between Negligent Hiring and “Respondeat Superior”
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST USE REASONABLE CARE WHEN HIRING WORKERS Property owners have a legally recognized duty to use “due care” (essentially, reasonable care) whenn hiring employees and other persons to perform work on the land owner’s property. This liability also attaches to people in possession or control of land, if they hire workers or… Read More »
What is “Negligent Hiring”?
EMPLOYERS SHOULD HIRE AND TRAIN STAFF CAREFULLY Under California law, when an employer or business: 1. Hires an employee; 2. Under circumstances where the employer knew (or should have known) that the employee created a risk of danger to others; and 3. The employee does cause harm (of the type about which the employer knew… Read More »
