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Report Link Enforceability of Employer’s Prohibition on Firearms Rests Primarily on State Law.Ogletree Deakins - March 16, 2009 Last month, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Oklahoma laws supporting the right of individuals to possess firearms in locked vehicles on company property are not preempted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, and therefore are enforceable. That decision rested on the facts that the Oklahoma state statutes were instituted to regulate employees as members of the general public and not as “workers” and, therefore, that the statutes did not conflict with OSHA standards. Report Link Workplace Bullying: A New Spin on an Old Theme.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - November 05, 2008 In May 2008, the Indiana Supreme Court recognized a new legal phenomenon, workplace bullying, when it upheld a lower court's ruling that a surgeon was liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault for screaming, swearing at and advancing upon a coworker in the operating room. Report Link Disney Defends Against Lawsuit Under New Gun Law.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - September 04, 2008 If the National Rifle Association didn't know who Edwin Sotomayer was before, it probably does now. The former security guard for Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park could soon be a part of one of the biggest cases to address a citizen's right to keep and bear arms that the nation has ever seen. Report Link Workplace Bullying - A New Dilemma For Employers.Ogletree Deakins - June 25, 2008 When faced with an abusive, intimidating boss or co-worker, many people's thoughts take them back to the school ground when they first encountered a bully. Report Link “Guns at Work” Laws Resurface in Several States.Ford & Harrison LLP - March 20, 2008 The “bring your guns to work” bill, HB 503/SB 1130, has resurfaced this session in the Florida legislature, and appears headed toward passage. This legislation would make it illegal for businesses and other private property owners to have policies prohibiting firearms on their private property. The House Environmental & Natural Resources Council has approved HB 503 and the Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed SB 1130 on March 18, 2008 by a vote of 7-1. Essentially, the bill makes it unlawful for an employer to “discriminate against” an employee for exercising the constitutional right to bear arms or exercising the right of self-defense if a gun is never exhibited on company property other than for lawful defensive purpose. Report Link States Adding Protections For Victims Of Crime And Domestic Violence.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - February 07, 2008 In 1999, California and Maine became among the first states to enact statutes providing protection or leave to employees who were victims of domestic violence. Since that time, a number of states have followed suit. As examples, during the last year, Florida, Kansas, and Oregon have either enacted or amended statutes to provide greater protections to employees who are victims of domestic violence. Report Link Harassment Restraining Orders: A Tool for Employers To Prevent Workplace Violence.Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - January 10, 2008 According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, 516 workplace homicides occurred in 2006. That number has remained fairly constant in recent years, with 567 homicides in 2005, 551 in 2004, and so on. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 18 percent of all violent crime takes place in the workplace. These statistics are no surprise, since workplace violence has become a regular feature of our daily news. Given these disturbing trends, the unthinkable has become reality, and workplace managers are increasingly looking for tools to address threatening behavior by or against employees before it can escalate to violence. Report Link "Gun Fight" at the OK Courthouse.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - January 04, 2008 With the rising concern about workplace violence over the last decade, many employers have adopted policies prohibiting guns in the workplace. Such policies generally prohibit employees, as well as third parties, from bringing firearms or other weapons onto company property, including company parking lots. Report Link Battered Women's Rights Becoming a Focus of Many States.Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - December 20, 2007 In a 2005 national survey conducted by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, 21% of full-time employed adults identified themselves as victims of domestic violence. Similarly, the Department of Justice estimates that 13,000 acts of domestic violence are committed in the workplace each year, with homicide remaining the leading cause of death of women in the workplace. Faced with these statistics, employers can no longer afford to operate under the notion that “domestic” violence happens at home. In fact, lawmakers in several states have begun enacting legislation mandating that employers provide leave to victims of domestic violence who need time off to get their lives back together. As such, employers may face increasing liability for failing to accommodate domestic abuse victims. Report Link Odd Man Out?Fisher & Phillips, LLP - October 05, 2007 You know the employee the caller is talking about. Quiet. Awkward. Intense. Coworkers avoid him. He makes you uncomfortable. He's "weird," the "odd duck" that everyone has ignored to date. The caller relays a rumor: he has a mental impairment and doesn't always take his medication. No one has complained about him before, but after the events at Virginia Tech, you've received calls from coworkers painting him as a ticking time bomb. Your employees are talking about him, escalating their concerns and infecting the work environment with a low-scale panic. They expect you to "do something." Report Link The Tragedy of Virginia Tech - Lessons For The Workplace.Ogletree Deakins - June 15, 2007 As more information becomes available, we are finding an all-too-familiar profile of the young man believed to be responsible for the recent shootings on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. This is a very appropriate time to refresh our memories about the kinds of behaviors which should be cause for concern on school campuses and around the office. Report Link Are You Adequately Prepared For Workplace Violence?Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - April 23, 2007 While media coverage has focused on the state of security on college campuses and Virginia Tech's response to the various events, workplaces can be just as vulnerable to shooting sprees by disturbed individuals. Report Link Don't Let Sexual Predators Prey on Your Employees.Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - January 24, 2007 Anyone who has watched the news in the last few years is aware of the national concern over sexual predators. The hospitality and service industry should be especially vigilant because it employs a large percentage of teenagers who are vulnerable to sexual predators who might take advantage of late-night hours to prey on them. However, there are several steps that employers can take to avoid problems with sexual predators. Report Link Workplace Bullying: What Should an Employer Do?Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - April 20, 2006 When employees complain that a colleague frequently glares at them and gives them the "silent treatment," thus interfering with work production and decreasing department morale, what is an employer to do? What if one employee complains that others in her department repeatedly exclude her from lunch and other social outings? Or, what if employees complain that their supervisor speaks to them in a loud, gruff, and intimidating tone of voice because, as he says, "That's just how I talk"? Report Link Preventing Violence and Disruption in the Workplace.Jackson Lewis LLP - November 21, 2001 Employers have a legal obligation to provide a workplace reasonably free from hazards. They also have the obligation to take reasonable steps to insure individuals they employ and do business with will not cause intentional harm to other employees.
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