IMPROPER HIRING AND RETENTION 

This type of case deals with a person employed in a job that allows the person to somehow come into contact with another, and in the course of that contact, causes injury to another.  Examples may include a maintenance workers with a criminal history and whose job allows him access to a victim's home.  If that workers commits a crime against a customer, renter, etc., his employer could be held responsible for damages as a result of negligently hiring someone with a criminal background, one that indicates he is a possible danger to the community.  If someone has a history of poor job performance, dishonestly, violence, theft, etc., an employer could be held responsible for that person's actions while in the course and scope of his employment.  If someone has been kept on a job, despite a history of problems that indicate he could be a potential danger to customers, again, the employer could be held responsible for damages caused by that employee.

 

The above briefly points out some of what can be involved in an improper hiring and/or retention case.  At Kinney, Fernandez & Boire, we have represented victims of employees whose companies have been held responsible as a result of negligent hiring and retention.  We have litigated these cases in State and Federal courts and have used the services of criminal investigators, human resource experts, security experts, accounting experts and others in order to prove our cases.   If you believe you, or someone close to you, has been victimized by someone whose job provided them access, or otherwise an opportunity to learn about you, meet you, make contact with you, or in any way has something to do with the incident in question, please allow our attorneys the opportunity to review your case.  A free consultation can be scheduled at your convenience, and in most cases, we will agree to represent our client on a contingency fee basis, such that we will not be paid any attorneys fees or costs unless we are successful against the defendant.