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Retail Workers Faced Record-High Fatalities in 2023, Spurred By Workplace Violence: 10 Steps You Can Take to Address Workplace...

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Recently released numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that over 300 workers in the retail industry were killed on the job in the most recent reporting year, the highest recorded number in at least the past...more

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Threats in the Workplace? An Ohio Organizational Protection Order May Be Right for You.

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Workplace violence, or threats of violence, unfortunately, reaches across all industries. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020 there were 37,060 non-fatal injuries inflicted by someone in the workplace....more

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OSHA Pursues Potential Standard for Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance and Unions Urge...

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The increase in the frequency of violent confrontations faced by healthcare workers in the workplace is prompting OSHA to pursue a standard for Prevention of Workplace Violence in the Healthcare and Social Assistance...more

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National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Released

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its annual National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (National Census), concluding that the fatal work injury rate in 2018 remained at 3.5...more

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Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare and Social Service: Calling OSHA to Action

On November 16, 2018, Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) introduced House Resolution 7141, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. The bill would force the Occupational Safety and...more

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Workplace Violence Fatalities Up In 2016

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published workplace fatality statistics for 2016 showing a 7-percent increase from 2015. Within this increase, workplace violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 23...more

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Wave of Shootings Puts Workplace Violence Back in the Spotlight

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Seyfarth Synopsis: DHS’s recommendations for active shooter prevention and preparedness is only one piece of an effective workplace violence prevention program. Employers should assess their workplaces and develop...more

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Wave of Shootings Puts Workplace Violence Back in the Spotlight

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Seyfarth Synopsis: DHS’s recommendations for active shooter prevention and preparedness is only one piece of an effective workplace violence prevention program. Employers should assess their workplaces and develop...more

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