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Workplace Violence & Attacks

It is important to feel safe at work, but it is also important to understand that the people we work with are a cross-section of the population with all of the good things and bad things that that entails. You are bound to work with someone who is mentally unwell throughout a long career, someone with anger issues, or even someone with violent tendencies. Despite this, your employer is tasked with creating a safe environment. If you are the victim of workplace violence or a workplace attack causing lasting injuries, call us right away.

The Four Categories of Workplace Violence:

Generally speaking, there are four types of workplace violence, as listed below.

  1. Type I – Criminal intent. This type of violence is carried out by someone who has no ties to the business or its employees. This is simply someone meaning to commit a crime and do harm. Criminal intent crimes include robbery, trespassing, and in extreme circumstances, acts of terrorism. Steve & Sean recently won a case like this through trial and appeal where a client was shot 11 times while working at an event for a non profit company.
  1. Type II – Customer/Client. This type of violence occurs between someone working at the business and someone interacting with the business. For example, if an ER patient attacks a nurse.
  2. Type III – Worker on Worker. This is when two employees at the same company engaged in a physical altercation. The initial agressor (the one who touched the other first) does not have a right to workers compensation benefits.
  1. Type IV – Personal Relationship. This type of violence occurs between an employee at a business and someone unrelated to work that they have a personal relationship with. For example, if a jealous ex-boyfriend attacks a receptionist while on the clock. The caselaw for these types of attacks can go for or against an injured worker, so it is very important to have attorneys like Steve & Sean that have been to trial and won for victims and their families of these types of attacks and murders.

If you were attacked and sustained ongoing injuries or a family member has been killed on the job, we will discreetly and compassionately develop your case with knowledge and skill in this area of workers compensation.