Negligent hiring: The emerging contributor to workplace violence in the public sector

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-194

  Kondrasuk, Jack N ^a   Moore, Herff L ^b   Wang, Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0035533425     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102600103000205     Document Type: Article

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5. For example, see Moore v. Berkeley County School District, 486 S.E. 2d 9 (S.C. 1997); op. cit., Senger, 1996; and Fleenor v. Hewett Soap Company, No. 95-3045 (6th Cir.), April 9, 1996. Herff: Why not Fleenor before Senger if alphabetical?
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7. For example, see Moore v. Berkeley County School District, 486 S.E. 2d 9 (S.C. 1997); op. cit., Senger, 1996; and Fleenor v. Hewett Soap Company, No. 95-3045 (6th Cir.), April 9, 1996. Herff: Why not Fleenor before Senger if alphabetical?
8. For example, see Moore v. Berkeley County School District, 486 S.E. 2d 9 (S.C. 1997); op. cit., Senger, 1996; and Fleenor v. Hewett Soap Company, No. 95-3045 (6th Cir.), April 9, 1996. Herff: Why not Fleenor before Senger if alphabetical?
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12. For example, in Hill v. Gill, 703 F. Supp. 1034 (D.R.I. 1989) affirmed 893 F.2d 1325 (1st Cir. 1989), a federal district court found constitutional a state transportation department's decision in denying a school bus driving permit based on an individual's prior criminal record, to protect the public's interest and any school children from possible physical danger and a driver's negative influence. The full text of the CRRA is available: www.publications.gov.bc.ca.
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15. op cit., Fleenor, 1996. In determining the liability of employers, the courts view this standard as "one of failure-to-correct-after-notice or duty to act after knowledge of harm," plus traditional agency principles (scope of employment and forsee-ability). Available: www.law.emory.edu/6circuit/apr96/96a0116p.06_fn.html.
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18. Adapted in combination from D. D. Bennett-Alexander and L. B. Pincus, 1995, Employment Law for Business. Chicago: Irwin; J. J. Moran, 1997, Employment Law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; and A.M. Ryan & M. Lasek (Summer 1991), "Negligent Hiring and Defamation: Areas of Liability Related to PreEmployment Inquiries," Personnel Psychology, 44, pp. 293-319.
19. Adapted in combination from D. D. Bennett-Alexander and L. B. Pincus, 1995, Employment Law for Business. Chicago: Irwin; J. J. Moran, 1997, Employment Law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; and A.M. Ryan & M. Lasek (Summer 1991), "Negligent Hiring and Defamation: Areas of Liability Related to PreEmployment Inquiries," Personnel Psychology, 44, pp. 293-319.
20. Adapted in combination from D. D. Bennett-Alexander and L. B. Pincus, 1995, Employment Law for Business. Chicago: Irwin; J. J. Moran, 1997, Employment Law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; and A.M. Ryan & M. Lasek (Summer 1991), "Negligent Hiring and Defamation: Areas of Liability Related to PreEmployment Inquiries," Personnel Psychology, 44, pp. 293-319.
21. op. cit., Senger, 1996. The 9th Circuit Appeals Court overturned the District Court's finding that allowed the government an "assault and battery" exception under the FTCA, holding that even though Brown's history had ostensibly been non-employment violence, USPS [or a jury] might reasonably have predicted Brown's violent behavior [as in Morrill v. U.S., 821 F.2d 1426, 1427 (9th Cir. 1987)].
22. op. cit., Ryan & Lasek, 1991.
23. th Circuit Court), April 23, 1999.
24. op. cit., Moore, 1997.
25. op. cit., Senger, 1996.
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27. op. cit. Anderson & Smith, 1998; Chavez, L. J. (October 25, 1998). "Workplace Violence in a Nutshell," Critical Incidents Associates. Available: Puderbaugh, T. (October 15, 1998). "Violence in the Workplace: What Every HR Professional Needs to Know Now!" Presentation at the Northwest Human Resource Management Association Conference, Anchorage, AK; and op. cit., Sampson, 1998.
28. op. cit. Anderson & Smith, 1998; Chavez, L. J. (October 25, 1998). Workplace Violence in a Nutshell, Critical Incidents Associates. Available: Puderbaugh, T. (October 15, 1998). "Violence in the Workplace: What Every HR Professional Needs to Know Now!" Presentation at the Northwest Human Resource Management Association Conference, Anchorage, AK; and op. cit., Sampson, 1998.
29. op. cit. Anderson & Smith, 1998; Chavez, L. J. (October 25, 1998). "Workplace Violence in a Nutshell," Critical Incidents Associates. Available: Puderbaugh, T. (October 15, 1998). "Violence in the Workplace: What Every HR Professional Needs to Know Now!" Presentation at the Northwest Human Resource Management Association Conference, Anchorage, AK; and op. cit., Sampson, 1998.
30. See for example professional discussions of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Acts, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the 1974 Privacy Act which applies primarily to government agencies and units, and the 1970 Fair Credit Reporting Act that restricts the use of consumer credit reports as a basis for establishing an applicant's eligibility for employment, as well as Fair Employment Practices and legislation that supplement such Acts at the state and local levels.
31. op. cit., see D. D. Bennett-Alexander and L. B. Pincus, for example.
32. Buckley, J. F., and Green, R. M., 1999. 1999 State By State Guide To Human Resources Laws, Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc.