When are employers liable for employee behavior?

In a “Legal Guest Blog” forandnbsp;Crain’s Cleveland Business,andnbsp;Leslie G. Wolfeandnbsp;discussed the doctrine of “vicarious liability,” as it applies to an employer’s potential liability for an employee’s risky conduct. In her article, titled “When are employers liable for employee behavior?,” Leslie advised employers to protect themselves by establishing written policies which clearly identify the boundaries of permitted and prohibited employee conduct.