Section 31 Duty to Investigate

• Library: Employer-Employee Law 2008

Regarding the duty to investigate the criminal background of
an applicant, in addition to Strauss v. Hotel Continental Co.,
610 S.W.2d 109 (Mo. App. W.D. 1980), discussed in §24.30 above, see:

• Reed v. Hercules Constr. Co., 693 S.W.2d 280, 282-83
  (Mo. App. E.D. 1985) (when general laborer on construction site shot a subcontractor’s employee, general contractor had no duty to investigate laborer’s background before hiring him, although under some circumstances, such as when nature of employment itself would facilitate commission of...