{"id":730,"date":"2020-11-19T23:16:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T23:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2024-01-11T19:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T19:39:12","slug":"workplace-violence-attacks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/workplace-violence-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Violence & Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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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, then your employer has failed to provide a safe environment for you, and you will be able to pursue legal action against them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Four Categories of Workplace Violence:<\/p>

Generally speaking, there are four types of workplace violence, as listed below.<\/p>

  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.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    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, that would be considered a Type II violent occurrence.<\/li>
    2. Type III – Worker on Worker. This is when two employees at the same company engaged in a physical altercation. This can include actual attacks and threats.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      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, would be considered a Type IV offense. In California, employees cannot be discriminated against based on their status as a domestic violence victim. This means that an employer cannot refuse to hire an employee, even if they are a victim of stalking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        \nHealthcare workers and retail workers are particularly vulnerable to workplace violence, so if you or a loved one works in either of those industries, keep an eye out for strange or alarming behavior, among others.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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        How We Can Represent You<\/p>

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        We will first interview you regarding the details of your violent experience. Once we have determined which type we are dealing with, we will build a case and fight hard for the maximum amount of compensation that you are entitled to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2494,"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions\/2494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.work-injury.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}