Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida
Negligent Hiring
What precedent cases would be best
to use in the Florida jurisdiction for
negligent hiring at a public school
that hired a maintenance worker as a
soccer coach and there was no
background check and he slapped
one of the students?
Asked on 10/08/08, 6:13 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner
Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.
Re: Negligent Hiring
There are not enough facts here.
What would the background check have shown?
There are limitations in suing a governmental entity, like a school. A slap that did not injure, in my judgment, would rarely be worth the effort and expense of a suit.
Answered on 10/09/08, 8:41 am
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