Lawyers Expect States To Follow California On Workplace Violence Standards

Employer attorneys are stepping up efforts to prepare companies for the July 1 compliance deadline of California’s landmark, multi-layered workplace violence-prevention rules, while more broadly warning that other states will likely adopt similar standards based on the new policy. “Even if you don’t have facilities or employees in California, I really urge you to stay with me through this California-specific piece, because now that California has really laid the foundation and groundwork for a statute like this, we certainly predict...