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negligent hiring

a basis for a civil lawsuit against an employer in which a person claims that he or she suffered injury, loss, or harm as a result of actions by an incompetent employee who would not have been hired had the organization followed responsible hiring practices.

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December 18th 2024

perceptual segregation

perceptual segregation

the separation of one part of a perceptual field from the whole by physical boundaries or attention-diverting methods. See figure–ground.