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NYS DOL Publishes Model Policy, Training and FAQs For Retail Workplace Violence Law

Cozen O'Connor on 6/6/2025

As previously discussed on our blog, in September of 2024, New York passed a law requiring retail employers with 10 or more retail employees anywhere in New York to take certain safeguards to protect employees from workplace...more

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can’t Afford to Ignore the Warning Signs

Offit Kurman on 5/30/2025

When employers think about workplace safety, the conversation often begins and ends with OSHA inspections or slip-and-fall prevention. But in today’s world, the most urgent threat to your workforce isn’t on the floor. It’s in...more

Developing Effective Workplace Violence Programs in Health Care: Protecting Those Who Care for Us

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/27/2025

High rates of violent acts against heath care workers pose a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of the medical and support professionals on the front lines of patient care. Studies show that health care workers are five...more

April Is Workplace Violence Awareness Month: Navigating the Latest in Workplace Violence Prevention

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/2/2025

Every April, organizations across the United States recognize Workplace Violence Awareness Month, an important time to highlight the risks of workplace violence and the steps necessary to prevent it. It is also an opportunity...more

New York Enhances Protections for Retail and Warehouse Workers

Cozen O'Connor on 3/11/2025

As the new Administration has emphasized that federal deregulation is a priority, it is expected that many states will step into the anticipated void left by federal labor agencies such as OSHA. Not surprisingly, New York is...more

Report From Final Day of the 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/10/2025

The final day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting began with a panel discussion on mental health, behavioral issues, and workplace violence. Many employers and practitioners...more

Workplace Violence: Compliance, Prevention and Response 

NAVEX on 2/25/2025

Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a co-worker, and can range from...more

From the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre to Modern Workplace Safety: Protecting Your Team

Cozen O'Connor on 2/14/2025

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 violence....more

Recent Federal OSHA Workplace Violence Case Provides a Road Map on General Duty Clause in Workplace Violence Cases

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2025

On October 25, 2021, a customer named Jacob Bergquist, with a history of violating the Boise Towne Square Mall’s firearms ban, opened fire at the mall. The shooting in the Idaho mall led to the deaths of a Professional...more

OSHRC ALJ Vacates Workplace Violence General Duty Citation

Cozen O'Connor on 2/5/2025

By Order dated December 26, 2024, ALJ Brian Duncan vacated a general duty clause violation against a security company that provided security services to a mall. In the tragic shooting, a customer shot and killed two people...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2025

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

Sneak Peek: Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance 2025 – Rising Temperatures and Workplace Violence

NAVEX on 1/3/2025

As 2025 approaches, compliance and risk management professionals must stay vigilant amidst escalating workplace challenges. Among the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance for the upcoming year, two critical issues – rising...more

The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 6 "It's All OSHA"

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 12/12/2024

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the sixth day of the holidays, my labor and...more

California Releases Workplace Violence Prevention Guidance

Cooley LLP on 3/25/2024

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently published guidance to assist employers in complying with Senate Bill 553 ahead of the law’s employer compliance date of July 1, 2024. As we reported...more

[Webinar] Tips and Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence Incidents - April 24th, 1:00 pm EST

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 3/18/2024

Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues to be one of the leading...more

Texas Hold ‘Em: Lone Star State Enacts New Notice Law Regarding Workplace Violence

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/14/2024

Workplace violence is an issue that impacts employees and employers alike. While OSHA uses the General Duty Clause to address such issues, some states are enacting their own laws about it. As we reported a few weeks ago,...more

Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Required For California Employers by July 2024(update)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/8/2024

Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace...more

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 3/4/2024

California has introduced a new requirement compelling most employers to implement a workplace violence prevention policy by July 1, 2024. The implications of this law are significant, prompting the need for human resource...more

New York’s Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Continues Trend of State Law Workplace Violence Prevention Measures

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2024

In response to an increase in workplace violence incidents, many states are enacting laws or regulations designed to prevent workplace violence—a legislative and regulatory trend expected to continue. New York is the latest...more

Workplace Safety Hazards in Retail Industry

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/10/2022

OSHA has been turning its attention to workplace safety hazards in warehouses and retail stores. Workplace safety hazards lead to employee injuries and complaints, opening the company to inspections and violations....more

CDC Guidance on Workplace Violence in Retail Associated with COVID-19, Customer Face Mask Enforcement

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/27/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC published guidance aimed at assisting retail and service companies in limiting workplace violence against or involving their employees that may be associated with enforcing face mask mandates and...more

Workplace Violence: What Hospital Executives and Administrators Need to Know

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/10/2020

In today’s world, hospitals have to be prepared for anything and everything, and not just medical emergencies. They have to be prepared to handle all types of workplace violence, from active shooters to abuse from...more

National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Released

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/2/2020

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

Retail Employers Continue to Face a Myriad of Challenges in the Workplace - Take 5 Newsletter - July 2019

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/16/2019

This edition of Take 5 highlights compliance with cutting-edge issues—such as pay equity, workplace violence, and artificial intelligence (“AI”)—that have a significant impact on retailers. We also provide an update on...more

Five Key Employment Law Issues Facing the Health Care Industry

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/2/2018

Employers in the health care industry are dealing with a growing number of employment law challenges. In this edition of Take 5, we identify the key issues confronting health care employers and discuss how to manage these...more

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