Hospital employees victimized by violence on the job are forced to take time away from work at a rate that's five times higher than workers in other occupations, according to a report.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a Request for Information (RFI) as to whether a standard should be developed to address workplace violence in the healthcare and social assistance sectors.
A new rule in California will require hospitals and other health facilities to protect employees from abuse with violence prevention protocols--and the regulation is a model that could spread to other states.
Victims of domestic violence in New York City may soon benefit from paid “safe leave” if they need time off from work to seek services related to the abuse.
Providing security services to the 92 facilities that comprise The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center has Director of Medical Center Security Michael Mandelkorn juggling many balls at one time.
In response to recent mass shootings at U.S. workplaces, 52 percent of employers have updated or implemented a “zero tolerance” workplace violence prevention policy, according to The Executive Employer Surveyfrom labor law firm Littler Mendelson.
The practice of conducting employment background screening has been around a long time and has become ubiquitous that it is inexplicably tied to the employment hiring process.
Despite two-thirds of organizations naming active shooter as a top threat, 79 percent are not fully prepared, and more than 60 percent don't run readiness drills.
