Event Details
Workplace Violence: Preventing and Responding to the Unthinkable
| Date: | April 5, 2016, 8:00am – 10:00am |
| Organizer: | Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC |
| Location: | Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel 40 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
| Price: | $40 Members / $50 NonMembers |
| Event Type: | Conference |
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For employers, the threat of workplace violence is an unfortunate reality. Headlines recounting acts of violence in the workplace have become a regular occurrence. Each year, nearly 2 million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence.
Our Spring Breakfast Briefing will take an in-depth look at the problem and discuss strategies for preventing and responding to violence in the workplace.
This program will focus on:
• Identifying the causes of workplace violence
• Examining the impact an incident of violence can have on the workplace
• Reviewing the legal landscape addressing workplace violence, including the New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Law and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Providing guidance on developing an action plan to address workplace violence
• Identifying the potentially violent employee
• Discussing best practices for responding to an incident of violence in the workplace
