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Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
08/30/2011 - The Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not protect whistleblowers who report violations to the media, according to a federal appeals court. In the case, two financial auditors told a newspaper reporter about auditing practices that they believed violated the law, and they provided the reporter with internal company documents. The court found that such violations may only be reported to federal authorities, members of Congress, or the company’s own officials.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
08/02/2011 - The growth of 24/7 call centers in India puts women at risk. Efforts to protect them have generated results as well as criticism.
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
06/30/2011 - An employee who was fired for harassing a fellow employee may not sue her employer for discrimination. The employee claimed it was her religious duty as a Christian to constantly tell a gay coworker that she “was going to hell” and “had no right to live on this earth.” After the employee was fired, she filed a lawsuit claiming that she was discriminated against because of her religion. The federal appeals court ruled that the employee was fired for harassing her coworker, not because of her religion.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
06/30/2011 - A federal appeals court has ruled that an employee may not sue his employer for creating a hostile work environment because the employer took immediate action to correct the problem, and the employee failed to report subsequent incidents.
Managing: Workplace Violence
04/23/2011 - By reducing the emphasis on motive and focusing on preventing threatening acts, security can better mitigate violent incidents.
Book Reviews: Workplace Violence
02/28/2011 - One of the foremost experts in the field puts together a comprehensive and functional manual to avoid an employee "going postal."
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
12/07/2010 - Little more than a block from the location of the Discovery Channel hostage crisis this past summer, AlliedBarton and ASIS International's suburban Maryland chapter held a workplace violence seminar to preach preparedness.
Book Reviews: Workplace Violence
10/21/2010 - Violence Assessment and Intervention is a good reference for entities that need a program to handle potentially violent individuals.
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
01/29/2010 - Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., has issued an executive order requiring the state to draft a policy to address domestic violence that spills over into the workplace. The policy, which is to be in place by August, will include a training program to increase awareness of the issue and the resources available for victims.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
10/22/2009 - Budgetary woes in Iowa could lead to 515 layoffs throughout the state's corrections system, jeopardizing the safety of its officers and inmates, according to the Des Moines Register.
Daily Headline : Workplace Violence
12/05/2007 - A suicide note from the gunman said he wanted "to go out in style."
Legal Report: Workplace Violence
12/04/2007 - Legislators in North Carolina are considering a bill (S.B. 921) that would allow business owners to obtain a restraining order on behalf of an employee who is threatened by violence. The restraining order could be obtained to protect the employee from domestic violence or from a coworker. The order could be procured before any violence has occurred.
Book Reviews: Workplace Violence
12/04/2007 - Security professionals involved in preventing workplace violence will find The Psychology and Law of Workplace Violence to be an excellent reference. Although the book is long, the information is useful and is presented in an easy writing style.
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