SC Supreme Court shields employers

Short summary

South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that employers cannot be held civilly liable for employee use of force when legally justified under self-defense law. The decision clarifies that negligent hiring/supervision claims fail when underlying employee conduct is lawful. Employers should strengthen workplace violence prevention and de-escalation training regardless, as legal favor doesn't prevent reputational or operational harm.

• •Criminal immunity for justified use of force extends to employer shield from civil liability.
• •Negligence claims attach only where underlying employee conduct is wrongful.
• •Court distinguished prior cases involving third-party crimes; this case had no criminal wrongdoing.

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