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Walking a Tightrope: EEOC Guidance to Avoid Negligent Hiring by Construction Companies

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Because claims can be made against employers by people who are injured by negligently hired or retained employees, firms need to know the risks involved in hiring decisions. Negligent hiring and retention is a civil action (called a tort) recognized across the United States. Negligent Hiring. According to the 2002 case Morris v.

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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

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pdf), the United States Court of Appeals reviewed a Title VII case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Boh Brothers Construction Company on behalf of the claimant, a male construction worker who alleged that his superintendent engaged in same-sex harassment. Boh Brothers Construction Co.

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