Masonry Magazine January 2005 Page. 45
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An inventive plaintiff's lawyer will all but throw the kitchen sink into a construction defect lawsuit.
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Maintaining and adhering to hiring guidelines (such as reference checks, background checks and licensing requirements), following product manufacturer guidelines, and requiring up-to-date licensing and trade certificate renewals can help to limit your company's liability for "negligent hiring" claims. Showing a judge or jury that you train your employees and hold them to industry standards can be a very effective defense tool.
Besides training and licensing, other types of guidelines can help insulate your company from suits and should be made part of your overall risk management program. Just as maintaining and adhering to written codes of conduct and sexual harassment policies can help reduce your company's liability exposure for employment-related suits, carefully adhering to OSHA guidelines and making sure that copies of safety manuals are accessible and understood by your employees can help reduce your company's liability exposure for workplace and job site accidents. Having an office employee whose job it is to administer these materials, arrange for necessary testing, and even periodically arrange for in-office seminars should be an integral part of every company's approach to overall risk management. The costs of maintaining and adhering to company policies is minimal when compared to the benefits your company could receive from reduced exposure to liability.
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GENERALLY, if you are sued, you will likely know that it will happen before.
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