Background checks might be worth the price

It all be “A growing number of S.C. employers require applicants to undergo one or more types of background checks so they can hopefully avoid potential liability for negligent hiring,” said Dubberly, who works for the 173-lawyer firm of Nexsen Pruet, whose clients include Honda and Bank of America. Under the negligent hiring theory, people who are hurt by an employee with a violent or criminal background can sue the employer, Dubberly said. Courts around the country started accepting these cases around 1980, he said.”