Workplace Violence Prevention And Legal Issues Related To Work Place Violence

This 90 minute program will review legal issues related to workplace violence, including the ADA direct threat standards, the OSHA Directive, legal theories of employer liability, and will address policies and best practices so that your company can minimize or act upon such threats.

• Understand what Workplace Violence Really Is
• Recognize the Resources You Have in your Workplace to Avoid Violence
• Learn What your Emergency Plan Should Include
• Learn Methods to Make Your Workplace Safer
• Learn About Theories of Legal Liability that a Plaintiff’s Attorney Will Use
• Learn What Your Workplace Violence Policy Should Include
• Understand How to Properly Respond to an Active Shooter Scenario
• Learn Best Practices to De-Escalate Violence in your WorkplaceUnderstand what Workplace Violence Really Is
• Recognize the Resources You Have in your Workplace to Avoid Violence
• Learn What your Emergency Plan Should Include
• Learn Methods to Make Your Workplace Safer
• Learn About Theories of Legal Liability that a Plaintiff’s Attorney Will Use
• Learn What Your Workplace Violence Policy Should Include
• Understand How to Properly Respond to an Active Shooter Scenario
• Learn Best Practices to De-Escalate Violence in your Workplace

• Defining and recognizing workplace violence
• OSHA’s September 2011 directive
• Workers’ compensation claims for incidents of workplace violence
• Theories of common-law torts allowed in courts
• Negligent Hiring
• Negligent Retention
• Failure to Warn
• Best practices for drafting and enforcing policies
• Strategies for becoming a more effective communicator to avoid workplace violence situations

Incidents of workplace violence are on the rise. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, nearly 2 million employees each year report being subjected to workplace violence—and those are only the ones reported. Threats by employees or actual harm to co-workers or property unfortunately, continue to increase, with sometimes tragic results. The good news is that often these incidents can be prevented, with prompt, sometimes immediate, action—if you are prepared. Appropriate policies, training, or an understanding of the overall practices can go a long way toward preventing violent acts, and enable you to identify, act and deal with the aftermath and crucial follow-up issues

• Safety Directors
• CEO’s
• Senior Managers
• Middle Management
• H.R. Generalists
• HR Managers
• HR Directors
• VP of HR
• Risk Management Professionals

Janette Levey Frisch, has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law. Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits. Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, acting as the Employer’s Legal Wellness Professional — to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer. Janette has spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others. Janette serve on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multi-disciplinary task force, dedicated to providing, holistic, proactive and cutting-edge solutions and resources for employers committed to ensuring a safe workplace.