robbed and beat a work from a felone that worked there

[kbrown1987]

I was robbed at work in 2008 by a guy that worked there. He was a felone and put on his application he was a felone but didnt explain why he was a felone. Come to find out he was on parole for robbery. Well he set up the robbery and he was at work that night giving all the detail to the guys he had rob me and they came in and hit me in my head about 5 to 7 times with a chrome plated revolver. I had to have stiches in my head and CAT scans done and xrays done of my hands were i was trying to block the blows. I still work there to this day. They caught everyone but the one that hit me. I was wondering if it is to late to sue for pain and suffering

[IsabellaSoriano]

Originally Posted by kbrown1987

I was robbed at work in 2008 by a guy that worked there. He was a felone and put on his application he was a felone but didnt explain why he was a felone. Come to find out he was on parole for robbery. Well he set up the robbery and he was at work that night giving all the detail to the guys he had rob me and they came in and hit me in my head about 5 to 7 times with a chrome plated revolver. I had to have stiches in my head and CAT scans done and xrays done of my hands were i was trying to block the blows. I still work there to this day. They caught everyone but the one that hit me. I was wondering if it is to late to sue for pain and suffering

who do you plan on suing if you don't know for a fact who hit you?

[kbrown1987]

They do know who it is they just have to catch him first and it would be the company i am sueing because they hired a felone that was on parole for robbery before and didnt check his backround

[IsabellaSoriano]

Originally Posted by kbrown1987

They do know who it is they just have to catch him first and it would be the company i am sueing because they hired a felone that was on parole for robbery before and didnt check his backround

is it possible they did check his background and decided to hire him anyway? is it illegal for the company to hire felons?

[NLW]

This forum is for workers' compensation advice. You may or may not have a workers' compensation claim, depending on the state where you were injured. Different states have different rules regarding how to handle claims when the injury occurs such as the incident that you described.

In all workers' compensation, there is no pain and suffering. You would only be compensated for your medical expenses and possibly some lost time benefits.

If you wish to sue the employer, this is more of an employment law issue, not applicable to this forum. If you wanted to sue your attacker, you should consult with a personal injury attorney.

[cbg]

Not only is it NOT illegal to hire felons, in several states it is illegal to deny someone employment solely on the basis that they have a criminal conviction, unless that conviction is directly related to the job at hand. You don't have to hire a convicted shoplifter as a sales clerk, you don't have to hire a convicted child molester as a kindergarten aide and you don't have to hire a convicted embezzler as a bank teller. But assuming they are qualified for the job, you cannot, in these states, deny the child molester the bank teller job because of his conviction; you cannot deny the embezzler the sales clerk job on the basis of his conviction, and you cannot deny the shoplifter the kindergarten aide job on the basis of the conviction.

Since the poster did not follow the forum rules and list his state, we cannot tell what, if any, such laws apply to his employer.