Barnoff,Inc.hired Jess to make home deliveries of its furniture.During one delivery,Jess found Martina home alone and attacked her.Barnoff may be held liable:

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Barnoff, Inc. has a responsibility to conduct a reasonable investigation and check an employee's criminal record and references before hiring them for a position that involves interacting with customers. If Barnoff failed to perform a background check on Jess or failed to contact his previous employers, they could be held liable for negligent hiring. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Option B is incorrect because it suggests that Barnoff is only responsible for any threatening behavior Jess exhibited after being hired, which is not always true. Option C is incorrect because strict liability applies to product liability cases and not to employee misconduct cases. Option D is incorrect because the assumption of the risk applies to the plaintiff and not the defendant.