Workplace Word - February 2013
Protecting the Workforce from Violence
02/27/2013
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.