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Effective July 1, hospitals and other healthcare institutions licensed in Virginia are required to establish a workplace violence reporting system to track, analyze and respond to incidents of workplace violence. Under the...more
Effective July 1, 2025, hospitals in Virginia will be required to establish a workplace violence incident reporting system pursuant to House Bill 2269. The system must “document, track, and analyze any incident of workplace...more
Texas recently enacted a new Workplace Violence Prevention law to protect healthcare employees from violence in Texas healthcare facilities. Texas also implemented a complementary notice requirement applicable to all Texas...more
Starting July 1, 2024, California will begin requiring employers to implement a workplace violence prevention program. What are the New Requirements? California already requires nearly all employers to implement an...more
Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more
Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
The 2022 Louisiana legislative session included two bills focusing on workplace violence in the healthcare industry - Act No. 461 and Act No. 129 - that Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law earlier this summer. Act No....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Fifth Circuit rules on Title VII liability concerning workplace violence in a healthcare setting involving third parties. Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, No. 17-60072 (5th Cir. February 6, 2019)....more
It is no secret to hospital and other healthcare employees that their workplace is no longer a guaranteed safe zone. In fact, recent statistics released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) indicate...more