This case illustrates how important it is that your organization not only conduct due diligence before you hire someone, to avoid negligent hiring actions. And how important it is for your organization to follow its policies in terms of retention and avoid a negligent retention action. Negligent hiring is the concept that employers can be […]

A Las Vegas restaurant owner who was stabbed last year by a DoorDash delivery driver has filed suit against the delivery service and claimed the company was negligent in hiring a felon with a history of mental illness and violence. According to Fabio Coppola, the driver, Mackie Lee Allen, became hostile when Coppola tapped on […]

Many companies put a lot of time and effort into establishing proper screening programs for their employees. However, they fail to demand the same standard of care from sub-contractors to whom they outsource services. Demand that sub-contractors comply with your background investigation requirements. Then, inspect what you expect from companies who assure you they are […]

7-Eleven, Inc. recently reached a whopping $2 million settlement  to settle a background check class action lawsuit over the company’s background check policies. The background check class action lawsuit alleged that the company failed to provide standalone notice of background checks to 60,000 job applicants in the class. The applicant, Edwardo Munoz, claimed in his class […]

In a Roanoke Times Article the survivor of the 2015 Bridgewater Plaza shooting sues WDBJ over the on-camera shooting. During the attack, two news crew members were shot and killed, and a disgruntled former WDBJ employee was behind the shooting. The complaint, filed by Vicki Gardner, is seeking $6 million in damages and states that WDBJ […]