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Are there any legal issues to consider now that we’re hiring only ‘careful’ workers?

by 04/20/2011

Q. Recently, several employees suffered work-related injuries shortly after we hired them. As a result, our workers’ compensation premiums have soared. The company’s CEO, in an effort to avoid this problem, has directed us to hire only “careful” workers in the future. Is this legal?

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