【邓洪説法】職場疏忽留用：當同事實施致命暴力行為時起訴雇主 | LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL DENG

當一個本應是安身立命、謀求發展的職場，不幸變為致命悲劇的現場時，其所帶來的衝擊與悲痛是無法估量的。對於因此而破碎的家庭而言，尋求真相與追究責任的漫長道路就此展開。鄧洪律師事務所 [Law Office of Daniel Deng] 始終是我們社區的堅實護盾，尤其是在系統性失職導致本可避免的生命逝去時。我們深知，每一則新聞頭條背後，都是一個家庭的悲慘故事，而我們的使命，就是確保那些因疏忽管理而讓暴力在內部滋生的企業，必須為其行為承擔法律責任。「為社區伸張正義」，這不僅是我們的口號，更是我們律所的立所之本。

什麼是「疏忽保留」，雇主是否需要為員工的暴力行為負責？

是的，根據「疏忽保留」(Negligent Retention) 的法律原則，雇主完全可能需要為其員工的暴力行為承擔法律責任。這種情況發生在雇主已經知道，或理應知道某位員工存在暴力傾向、攻擊性歷史或總體上不適合該職位，卻未能採取如解雇或調職等適當的糾正措施。

這項法律責任源於雇主為其所有員工提供安全工作環境的基本義務。要成功指控疏忽保留，需要進行徹底的調查，以揭示雇主早已意識到風險的證據。這些證據可能包括：其他同事先前提交的投訴記錄、有文件記載的暴力威脅、在背景調查中被忽視的暴力犯罪史，或是管理層視而不見的攻擊性行為。鄧洪律師事務所專精於剖析企業的過失，揭露那些被忽視的警告和失效的內部規程，正是這些失誤讓一個危險人物得以繼續留任，並最終導致了災難性的後果。我們講您的語言，我們懂您的權利。

移民家庭的法律身份是否會影響他們就職場過失致死提起訴訟的權利？

絕對不會。個人或其家庭的移民身份，並不會阻礙他們在加州尋求正義和提起「非正常死亡」(Wrongful Death) 訴訟的權利。要求疏忽職守的雇主為其未能提供安全職場而負責，是一項適用於所有居民的基本法律保障，無論其公民身份或簽證狀況如何。

這是許多移民社區成員可能不了解的關鍵法律保護，而捍衛這項權利正是我們的莊嚴承諾。恐懼和錯誤信息常常使受害家庭不敢站出來。在鄧洪律師事務所，我們確保您的移民身份絕不會成為對方律師或試圖逃避責任的企業用來恐嚇您的工具。我們的律所建立在捍衛移民權益的基石之上，致力於為那些可能被噤聲的群體提供一個值得信賴的法律聲音。您對正義的追求受到法律保護，而我們就是您通往公正審判的橋樑。

職場暴力事件的後果是毀滅性的，但您無需獨自面對。追究失職雇主的責任，不僅能為您的家庭帶來一定程度的慰藉與正義，更能推動系統性的變革，從而保護未來無數其他工作者的安全。鄧洪律師事務所已準備好與您並肩作戰，運用數十年的庭審經驗，為您爭取應得的賠償與問責。您的抗爭就是我們的使命，在為您逝去的親人尋求正義的道路上，我們無所畏懼。

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