Workplace Violence

OSHA Tags In on Workplace Violence Issue, Takes it to the Court

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)is suing an employer for an employee's claims that she was subjected to workplace violence concerns in violation of Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health...more

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/10/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for...more

Ostracism and Petty Mistreatments May Collectively Rise to the Level of Hostile Work Environment for Light Duty Employee

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/7/2013

A female plumber on “light duty” in the city of Chicago’s Department of Sewers filed a lawsuit alleging that her supervisor assigned menial work to her, prohibited her co-workers from interacting with her, and subjected her...more

$240M to Disabled Workers Abused in Company’s ‘House Of Horrors’

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 5/6/2013

A turkey processing company has been ordered by a jury to pay a whopping $240 million for paying mentally disabled workers 41 cents per hour and housing them in a rodent-infested “house of horrors.”...more

Key Takeaways - Work Safe: Preventing Injuries and Workplace Violence

by Gene La Suer | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/6/2013

As a follow up to my session “Work Safe: Preventing Injuries and Workplace Violence" at the recent Employment Law Seminar, I’ve put together what I feel to be two key takeaways from the presentation. 1) Workplace...more

Labor Letter, May 2013: After The Violence Come The Lawsuits

by Edward Boehm | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/2/2013

A lawsuit filed against a business in Minneapolis, Minnesota demonstrates that the problems associated with workplace violence do not necessarily end once the violence stops. Recently, the family of one of six individuals...more

Stanley Knievel

by Brian J. Kurtz | FordHarrison on 4/12/2013

Litigation value: Stanley can sue Dwight blind for his bull dart assault. This is an employment law blog. So when tonight’s episode opened, and I saw that Dwight had shut down the building’s elevator for repair, leaving...more

Labor Letter - April 2013: Cussing Out Your Employee May Get You Sued…By OSHA?

by Howard Mavity | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/5/2013

Hopefully you’re already aware of the continuing escalation of all forms of whistleblower and retaliation claims, including under the 20+ Anti-Retaliation laws enforced by special investigators from OSHA’s Whistleblower...more

Massachusetts Governor Signs Social Worker Safety In The Workforce Legislation

by Ashley Shaw | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/20/2013

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recently signed a bill that will require direct service providers who receive funding from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide workplace violence prevention...more

Workplace Violence And Harassment Top MOL Orders In Blitz

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 3/19/2013

Workplace violence and harassment was the most common category of compliance orders made by Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors in a recent compliance blitz in the manufacturing sector....more

Todd Packer’s Revenge

by Adam Klarfeld | FordHarrison on 3/19/2013

In last week’s episode, this blog’s all-time favorite character returned with gifts. And when I say “gifts,” I mean gifts for the writers of this blog; not so much for the Scranton branch. That’s right, Dunder Mifflin’s...more

Workplace Safety, Security and Employee Gun Rights - Best Practices To Mitigate Workplace Violence Risk

by Anjali Chavan, Michael Hawkins, Michael Mattingly | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 3/19/2013

In the wake of the mass shootings that continue around the country, the President, some members of Congress, state and local officials and many advocacy groups are pursuing an aggressive agenda to increase safety measures and...more

Retail Industry Update, No. 1, March 2013: Retailers And Workplace Violence

by Todd Logsdon | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/6/2013

Under OSHA’s general-duty clause, all employers have the obligation to maintain a safe workplace regardless of whether OSHA has adopted any particular standard relating to how the tasks at issue are to be performed. In the...more

Protecting the Workforce from Violence

by Erin Denniston Leach | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/28/2013

Tragic acts of violence have taken over our headlines and can destroy not only lives, but businesses. With the rise in reported gun violence, the numerous recent tragedies around the country and continued economic troubles...more

Employer Violated Workplace Violence Law: Ontario Arbitrator

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 2/19/2013

An Ontario arbitrator has found that an employer violated Bill 168 which introduced workplace violence provisions into Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act....more

Avoiding a Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

by Jeffrey Pasek, Victoria Zellers | Cozen O'Connor on 2/14/2013

Besides sending flowers or a card to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, we like to remind our employer clients that a good way to show some love to your employees is by taking steps to protect them from workplace...more

When Is An MOL Notice Of Workplace Accident Required? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 2/11/2013

Many Ontario employers will be relieved by an Ontario appeal decision that clarifies – and limits – the obligation to report workplace accidents to the Ontario Ministry of Labour. “[I]t is not part of the purpose and...more

Safety Inspection Blitzes for the Health Care Sector

by Lorraine Chan, Jason Hanson, Michael Watts, Allan Wells | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/1/2013

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has announced that inspectors will be conducting safety inspection blitzes on workplace violence in February/March of this year, focusing on health care sector workplaces, which include hospitals,...more

Ontario MOL’s Winter Safety Blitzes

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 1/22/2013

Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors are conducting a winter safety blitz looking for the following...more

Aiming to Please: Guns in the Workplace

by Jeffrey Pasek, Victoria Zellers | Cozen O'Connor on 1/17/2013

What will you do when the CEO calls tomorrow morning and says, “I just got a report that two of our employees are carrying loaded guns at work, or they have them in their cars in the employee parking lot?” Given the...more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2013

by Harold Brody, Enzo Der Boghossian, Anthony Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - $1.347 Million Award To Former General Counsel For Breach Of Implied Contract Is Upheld - Faigin v. Signature Group Holdings, Inc., 211 Cal. App. 4th 726 (2012) - $114,000 Pregnancy...more

“I Should have Brought A Gun To Shoot Her” Comment Was Not Workplace Violence: Ontario Arbitrator

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 1/10/2013

In a surprising decision, an Ontario arbitrator has decided that a picketing employee’s comment to his fellow picketers that “I should have brought a gun to shoot” a company security officer, who was nearby and overheard the...more

Reading the Tea Leaves for Employment Law in 2013 (Harry Potter Edition)

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/10/2013

In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, I filed my annual “forecast” of employment law for 2013. As with the weather forecasts, it is subject to change on a moment’s notice. So drink your “tea” with a grain of...more

OSHA Cites Employers for Workplace Violence

by Tressi L. Cordaro, Stephen C. Yohay | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/13/2012

In 2011, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a directive advising its compliance officers of “Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Workplace Violence Incidents.” Under the...more

Workplace Violence: Assessing the Risk and Dealing with the Consequences

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/6/2012

Employers today are faced with the daunting task of trying to root out workplace violence before it occurs for both legal and basic human safety reasons. In addition to the basic moral and human desire to keep workers safe...more

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