Nearly one out of four U.S. employees have experienced workplace violence—and in some industries, that number is even higher. That’s why organizations must take a proactive approach to prevent ...

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 ...

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 ...

Workplace violence in healthcare settings has become an alarming issue, with key data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) showing healthcare workers face a significantly ...

Every worker deserves an equal opportunity and a safe work environment. Yet many workers—especially women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities—continue to ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Sentara re-launched its “Let’s be kind” campaign as part of Hospital & Nurses Week. According to a release, the campaign, which first launched during the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

Beginning this month, California businesses will be required to have plans in place to prevent violence in the workplace. Senate Bill 553, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last fall, requires that ...

In a bipartisan vote Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, which would establish violence prevention committees in all hospitals. The committees ...

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has proposed more than $83,000 in fines against Minneapolis-based Allina Health related to more than a dozen “serious” incidents of workplace violence at ...

California Bill 553, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last fall, requires all employers with more than 10 workers to enact workplace violence prevention plans by July 1. The new law has a long ...