Acompany fails to do a background check that would have revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm others. the employee then physically harms a customer during a disagreement. the company could be found guilty of

The correct answer to the following question is negligent hiring .

Explanation:

Negligent claim can be defined as a legal claim made by an individual ( who can be an employee or customer ) against the employer, because the individual has been injured by the employee who has a history of doing such incidents with others. This hiring claim ( negligent ) argues that the employer should have know about the history of such employees who are threat to other employees and customers.