Publication
Workplace Word® – February 2013
Protecting the Workforce from Violence
by Erin Denniston Leach
This issue of Workplace Word will address legal issues surrounding workplace violence, including:
• The prevalence of violence in the workplace;
• How an employer can be liable for the violent acts of its employees; and
• What an employer can do to help prevent violence by and against its employees.
About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.
