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Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
01/17/2013 - A former Alabama prison guard faces 20 years in prison for charges surrounding the beating of an inmate who later died from his injuries.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
01/07/2013 - A North Carolina-based security education organization has released statistics on private security officers killed or injured on duty in 2012.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
12/19/2012 - A study conducted by the John Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response examines hospital shootings.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
11/30/2012 - A factsheet from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers guidance to employers on how to apply employment discrimination laws to victims of domestic violence. The factsheet offers scenarios and examples of how companies might unintentionally run afoul of federal law.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
11/19/2012 - The FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report, released Monday morning, includes narratives of how each officer was killed and a database that organizes each incident by state, weapon used, and about 45 other criteria.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
11/13/2012 - Almost 800 occupational fatalities occurred from workplace violence in 2011, according to preliminary statistics from the Justice Department.
Healthcare: Workplace Violence
09/28/2012 - See an example of the Violent Incident Report devised by the security department at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Security asks employees to fill out the report each time they encounter aggressive behavior in the hospital.
The Workplace: Workplace Violence
09/28/2012 - The whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that prohibit retaliation against employees do not apply to workers outside of the United States, according to a federal judge’s ruling.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
09/19/2012 - Companies can reduce the likelihood of harassment lawsuits stemming from romantic workplace relationships by preventing relationships between subordinates and managers and by having employees in romantic relationships sign Love Contracts.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
09/18/2012 - Researchers surprised at the lack of pandemic preparedness by education institutions after completion of a study assessing disaster preparedness in U.S. schools.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
09/13/2012 - Libyan officials say the attack on the U.S. embassy Wednesday was a well-planned ambush. Bolivia cleaning coca out of national parks. Facebook post leads to murder charges for gang members. And more.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
08/31/2012 - West Nile Virus found in 48 states. LAPD has new SAR rules. A shooting in New Jersey leaves three dead. And more.
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
08/28/2012 - A bill (S.B. 4289) that would provide workers with a civil course of action if they are subjected to an abusive work environment is under consideration in the New York Senate.