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Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
08/27/2012 - An employee of the University of Kentucky was wrongfully fired for keeping a firearm in his car on school property, according to the state’s high court. The court ruled that the state’s concealed carry law prohibited the university from firing the employee.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
08/03/2012 - The release of the homeland security grant-funded short film was moved up after the Aurora shooting.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
06/27/2012 - A California appeals court has ruled that a company can be held liable for harassing statements made by employees on a blog. Even though the blog was accessed by employees while they were off-duty, the court ruled that once the company learned of the blog, it had a duty to act to stop the harassment.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
02/28/2012 - A California court has ruled that a company can rely on hearsay evidence in pursuing a restraining order against a potentially violent visitor.
Managing: Workplace Violence
02/27/2012 - One company devised a customized workplace-violence prevention program that includes security emergency pull stations, voice verification, and employee training.
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
02/27/2012 - Courts consider cases on workplace violence, employment issues, excessive force, and privacy.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
01/30/2012 - The FBI released its annual gang threat assessment. The report found that numerous gangs have infiltrated the military.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
01/11/2012 - An Emergency Nurses Association survey found that most incidences of abuse toward nurses aren't formally reported. One hospital administrator fears that hospital violence has become an accepted occupational hazard.
Legal Issues: Workplace Violence
12/20/2011 - A female neurosurgeon has been awarded $1.6 million in damages on a hostile work environment claim. The jury found that the surgeon was belittled by a male colleague, who called her “a little girl,” and asked whether she could really perform a “big operation.”
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
10/28/2011 - A new Connecticut law (formerly S.B. 970) requires healthcare facilities to conduct an assessment and then develop plans to prevent and respond to workplace violence. Employers must then train employees on the details of the programs. The law also requires that healthcare facilities maintain detailed records on workplace violence incidents and provide the number of incidents to the state’s health department. Under the law, any assaults on healthcare employees must be reported to local law enforcement within 24 hours.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
10/28/2011 - ASIS International and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) have issued a joint ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention American National Standard aimed at helping organizations implement policies and practices to more quickly identify threatening behavior and violence affecting the workplace.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
09/12/2011 - The recent episode involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged rape of a housekeeper has rekindled discussion on what the hospitality industry should do to better protect housekeeping and room service employees from on-the-job harassment.
Hospitality/Lodging: Workplace Violence
08/30/2011 - The recent episode involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged rape of a housekeeper has rekindled discussion on what the hospitality industry should do to better protect housekeeping and room service employees from on-the-job harassment. (ONLINE EXCLUSIVE)
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