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 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto 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.
