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 ...

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 ...

California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

Workplace violence is a serious concern that can affect any workplace. The California State legislature recently passed Senate Bill 553, which, in section 6401.9 created a requirement for most ...

Workplace violence prevention remains a key issue across industries, particularly in healthcare. Becker’s has reported at least five hospital shootings in 2025. States are stepping in with legislation ...

UVA Health offers more than a dozen workplace violence resources on the health system's Situational Awareness Violent Event website. A workplace violence initiative at UVA Health has increased ...

On Sept. 4, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Workplace Violence Prevention Law (Labor Law §27-e) (the "Violence Law"), which requires employers with ten or more retail employees to ...

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Employers in California are required to review their workplace violence prevention plan annually, when a deficiency is observed or becomes apparent, or after a workplace violence incident.

A 2022 U.S. government study found an annual average of 1.3 million nonfatal workplace violence incidents between 2015 and 2019. This is a rate of eight nonfatal violent crimes per 1,000 workers aged ...

New data shows workplace violence is disrupting hospitals nationwide, prompting renewed focus on prevention, staff training, ...

The first bill to seek the redress of health care violence by the 117th Congress, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195), was introduced in the ...