Hiring temporary workers through a staffing agency may be an efficient and cost-effective way to provide staffing for your business. But if the worker gets injured on the job, your business can be on the hook for substantial costs because you will not be protected by the workers’ compensation system. Pyramid, a construction company responsible [...]
As seen in the April 25, 2011 Connecticut Law Tribune
The shooting of eight employees by a disgruntled co-worker in Connecticut is a chilling reminder of the prevalence of workplace violence in America. Almost 1,000 Americans are murdered in the workplace every year, and 63 of those people are killed by a co-worker. In today’s economy, many people are working longer hours and feeling more [...]
With all the recent national news coverage of fatal incidents of workplace violence, what does the Indiana legislature do? It passes a law prohibiting employers from telling employees to keep their guns at home. Employees in Indiana now have the right to keep guns in their locked vehicles parked on their employer’s parking lot. The [...]
As published in the October 26, 2009 Connecticut Law Tribune For many, the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le should have served as a wake-up call: If workplace violence can occur in the “ivory tower,” it can occur at any workplace. The question now is: what steps should employers take to reduce the risk [...]