In September of 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 553, which amended Labor Code section 6401.7 and created new section 6401.9 to require employers (with few exceptions) to ...

Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a ...

Hospitals and health systems are making headway when it comes to preventing infections, combating workplace violence and protecting the safety of patients, but according to a new American Hospital ...

My Jan. 1 column addressed new Labor Code section 6401.9 that requires California employers to establish a workplace violence prevention plan by July 1. The plan must include, among other things: The ...

A comprehensive plan that the University has developed and implemented to prevent workplace violence. The plan includes procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to incidents of ...

Everyday acts of workplace violence affect more than a million Americans each year. A federal study published last year found an annual average of 1.3 million nonfatal workplace violence incidents ...

This article was originally published on Women in Print. Violence in the workplace is a serious concern and even if it is infrequent, it can be traumatic both physically and psychologically. While ...

The growing impact of workplace violence in the United States is profound, leading to physical injuries and psychological trauma for employees and substantial economic losses to employers.