A company 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.