Tag: workplace violence prevention

What Employers Need to Know About the New Workplace Violence Prevention Standards

By Michael A. Pearlson, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Roland Juarez, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Nov 17, 2023 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 28, 2023

On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 553, creating new workplace violence prevention standards in California. The law consists of the first general industry workplace violence prevention requirement in the United States. Under the law—specifically Labor Code Section 6401.9—California employers must implement workplace violence prevention plans tailored to their specific workplaces. […]

New CA Law Requires Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

By Jay Kumar, Editor, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 6, 2023 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 6, 2023

A new law recently enacted in California requires employers to implement a workplace violence prevention plan and could prove influential if other states follow suit. On Sept. 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 into law, requiring nearly all businesses to have their plans in place by July 1, 2024. Exempted from the law are […]