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Virginia’s Vicarious-Liability Presumption Applies at Pleading Stage

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Several years ago, this blog covered Garnett v. Remedi SeniorCare of Virginia, LLC, 892 F.3d 140 (4th Cir. 2018), in which the Fourth Circuit held that an employer could not be held vicariously liable for a coworker’s crude and offensive remarks because they fell outside the scope of the speaker’s employment. The apparent lesson…

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