Does the employer owe any ethical obligation to the employee in such situations?

  • Does an employer have an ethical obligation to take corrective or preventative action when the employer knows, or has reason to know, that the employee poses a danger to others?
  • Does it matter whether the employer has irrefutable evidence that the employee poses a danger to others or whether the employer has only a reasonable suspicion to that effect?
  • If an employer has an ethical obligation to take corrective or preventative action, to whom does that obligation extend and what should that obligation entail?
  • Does the employer owe any ethical obligation to the employee in such situations?
  • What potential torts are demonstrated in the scenario?
  • Analyze any potential criminal liability for the employer and the employee.