Can an employer be held liable for failing to properly conduct a pre-employment investigation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nigg v. Patterson, 226 Cal.App.3d 551, 276 Cal.Rptr. 587 (Cal. App. 1990):
Plaintiff argues that, to avoid liability for negligent hiring, an employer must personally conduct a reasonable pre-employment investigation. She relies on Ponticas v. K.M.S. Investments (Minn.1983) 331 N.W.2d 907, which found an employer liable
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