Hostage crisis a reminder to review plan Sep 5, 2010
Don t fall victim to it will never happen to us, said Kara Maciel, a partner in the labor and employment group of the D.C. office of law firm Epstein Becker & Green PC. Workplace violence goes far beyond major events such as the one at Discovery. Get educated in advance about potential threats to your staff. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Does your office have an emergency plan? Sep 3, 2010
Workplace violence goes far beyond major events such as the one at Discovery. Get educated in advance about potential threats to your staff. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Tragedy focuses businesses on averting violence at work Aug 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010. New Mexico Business Weekly - by NMBW Staff. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Tech park employers boost security after shootings Aug 28, 2010
We also plan more training for employees and supervisors to look for warning signs of potential workplace violence, he said. We re encouraging employees to report all incidents or threats of violence. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Pentagon Whitewashes Cause of Ft. Hood Massacre Aug 25, 2010
The words workplace violence were used. As if the shooting at Fort Hood was 00004000 like a fired worker going back in to his place of business and killing his co-workers. (Human Events Online)
Defence classes for bus drivers Aug 22, 2010
Tenders closed last week to supply ''prevention of workplace violence training'' to State Transit (STA) bus drivers in Sydney and Newcastle. Overcrowding on buses - and in particular delays associated with loading and unloading Sydney's ''bendy'' buses - was fraying tempers on buses, drivers said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Return To Work For Hartford Distributors Employees Aug 12, 2010
Green stands for preventing workplace violence, and white represents purity, he said. Many of the drivers wore the same symbol. (FOX61, CT)
Being pushed too far: Employers becoming more aware of violence in the workplace Aug 9, 2010
Isabel Crosby, an attorney with Fisher and Phillips, said workplace violence can happen anywhere, and it doesn't need to involve a gun or physically damaging incident ... "It's not just something that only happens at a post office or at a school or places where maybe it makes the news a little more. "A lot of times, workplace violence may occur and it may not be anything that ever makes the news ... "Crosby said much of workplace violence goes unreported by the victim or those witnessing the... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Hartford Shooter: Psychology of Workplace Violence Sprees Aug 5, 2010
Hartford Shooter: What's Behind Workplace Violence Sprees - ABC News ... Hartford Shooter: Clues in Workplace Violence Sprees ... Workplace Violence Not Uncommon. (ABC News)
United Way hosts workplace violence seminars Aug 5, 2010
Fine said the and United Way have been getting requests for information on dealing with workplace violence following the July 12 shootings at Emcore Corp. that stemmed, in part, from a domestic dispute one of the employees was having with a partner. Speakers will discuss what employers can do to reduce the likelihood of family violence in the workplace and how businesses can identify and help victims, as well as how they can identify abusers who are employees. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
First Look at the Green Hornet Jul 14, 2010
But, thankfully, this is no real case of workplace violence. No, this is just another day on the set of , Columbia Pictures' forthcoming big screen version of the radio, TV and comic book crimefighter created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. (IGN Gear)
Officer under investigation after fatal shooting Jul 10, 2010
He has been on the streets for less than three months, and the only paperwork on the rookie cop are two signed pages that he complied with sexual harassment and workplace violence seminars. But violence is exactly what residents of Overtown are accusing officer Marin of doing. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
TSA database tracks aggressive travelers May 25, 2010
The Transportation Security Administration says it is keeping records of people who make its screeners feel threatened as part of an effort to prevent workplace violence. Privacy advocates fear the database could feed government watch lists and subject innocent people to extra airport screening. (AZCentral -- News)
As a hiring filter, credit checks draw questions Apr 11, 2010
Workplace violence 00004000 costs employers $55 million a year in lost wages ... Workplace violence costs employers $55 million a year in lost wages. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Companies on the Move: March 10 Mar 11, 2010
s labor and employment group hosted a seminar about workplace violence Feb. 17. Sirote attorney Kyle Smith, along with Lynne Rogers of , discussed methods to better prevent, predict and handle violence in the workplace. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Expert: Workplace violence a top concern Mar 10, 2010
Down economy means rise in workplace violence threat - Dallas Business Journal ... Down economy means rise in workplace violence threat ... That s the point educator and workplace violence expert Larry Barton hopes to get across to managers at firms across the United States, especially those in financial services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
How disaster ready are you? Mar 2, 2010
Others include natural disasters, workplace violence, flu pandemics and nearby construction mishaps. Planning is good for business. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Law would protect employees' gun rights Feb 23, 2010
The safety issue stems from the potential for workplace violence. In 2007, Virginia had 15 shooting-related workplace fatalities, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
You and the law: GPS tracking and the eternal triangle Feb 6, 2010
It was "high" in all categories -- personal and workplace violence, family, and economic loss. Often lawyers are faced with both legal and moral issues tightly wrapped together. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Many nurses attacked, abused: report Feb 3, 2010
A study of 113 nurses, published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, shows three-quarters of those providing private and public care suffer workplace violence. But research team leader Rose Chapman, from Perth's Curtin University of Technology, said only one in six incidents were taken further because many nurses felt workplace violence "was just part of the job" ... "The nurses in our study were reluctant to report episodes of workplace violence unless they considered the event to be serious,"... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Beacon of light Jan 19, 2010
Business: Operator of employee-assistance programs, workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention and substance abuse programsAddress: Heyburn Building, 332 W. Broadway, Suite 915; satellite office at 120 Meridian Ave. in St. MatthewsPhone: (502) 589-4357Web site: www. humandev. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Sec. Gates: Fort Hood attack shows military must focus on internal threats Jan 16, 2010
Current military policies underestimate the dangers of workplace violence and self-radicalization," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. He said this explains in part why Army officers failed to address the threat Maj. Nidal Hasan posed to his colleagues at Fort Hood last year. Hasan has been charged with killing 13 people at the Texas military base last November. The massacre prompted the Pentagon to launch a sweeping, internal review of the armed forces' ability to handle internal threats.... (TheHill.com)
Report Cites Failure in Countering Internal Threats Jan 16, 2010
The review concluded that [Defense Department] force-protection programs are not properly focused on internal threats such as workplace violence and self-radicalization, Gates told Pentagon reporters. The problem is compounded in the absence of a clear understanding of what motivates a person to become radicalized and commit violent acts. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
