Your insurance agent and attorney have likely advised you, as an employer, to have various kinds of insurance to protect your company, including coverage for negligent hiring practices. It’s important to know, however, that such insurance is unlikely to cover all the financial costs of negligent hiring activities.

If you hire an employee who later commits murder, assault, rape, or armed robbery against a customer or another employee, all the non-financial costs can be equally damaging! Negligent hiring lawsuits are just one more great reason you should do thorough applicant screening and background checks prior to hiring.

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