California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law to require employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records of any threats or incidents of workplace violence, and provide effective training to workers on workplace violence.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “is currently pursuing steps for adopting a similar standard for health care and social assistance industries nationally. The new California law is the first to apply such requirements more broadly to include nearly all California employers,” said Adam Fiss, an attorney with Littler in San Jose, Calif.
