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53 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1397 (2011-2012)
Negligent Hiring and the Information Age: How State Legislatures Can Save Employers from Inevitable Liability

handle is hein.journals/wmlr53 and id is 1407 raw text is: NEGLIGENT HIRING AND THE INFORMATION AGE: HOW STATE LEGISLATURES CAN SAVE EMPLOYERS FROM INEVITABLE LIABILITY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................... 1398 I. THE LEGAL NECESSITY OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT INTERNET SCREENING . ............................ 1401 A. Defamation ................................. 1402 B. Negligent Hiring ............................. 1404 II. THE LEGAL HAZARDS OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT INTERNET SCREENING . ............................ 1409 A. Discrimination .............................. 1409 1. Federal Antidiscrimination Laws ............... 1411 2. State and Local Antidiscrimination Laws ........ 1413 B. State Statutory Protection for Off-Duty Conduct . . . . . 1414 C. Invasion of Privacy Torts ....................... 1416 III. THE SOLUTION: PRESUMPTIONS, GUIDELINES, AND THE APPLICANT'S ROLE ............................... 1418 A. Statutory Presumptions Against Negligent Hiring ............................. 1419 1. Proposed Statute ............................ 1419 2. The Shortfalls of Existing Law ................. 1424 3. Employers' Concerns ......................... 1427 B. Employee Selection Guidelines ................... 1428 C. The Applicant's Role .......................... 1429 CONCLUSION ... ................................... 1430 APPENDIX ........................................ 1432 1397

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