Would you apologize if a person you hired worked for a company and someone else in that company did something bad?
I just paid $52,500 in medical bills and care flight bills out of my own pocket from the injury of an independent sub-contractor by another independent sub-contractor (which I don’t legally owe, according to everyone) because the roughneck who was hurt was ultimately helping my company and it was the right thing to do, so yes.
Legal or not, the buck stopped with me.
YES....I would think it would fall to my responsibility to ensure that people I hired acted in my or my companys best interest. I would follow through to make sure that the company I hired in my behalf took responsibility for those under their watch. Lacking that...I think should reflect on my own capabilities as a responsible leader.