Violence In the Workplace - Back In the News

With two highly publicized events this past week, the city council member in New York and the shooting of three co-workers by a real estate sales agent, even closer in San Antonio, this article from the Oregon Bend Bulletin has a survey of how different companies plan to respond to the problem. On the day after the San Antonio shooting Dr. Dennis Davis, a friend, great speaker and expert on the workplace violence spoke at the TAB annual Employment Relations Symposium. One thing he found employers reluctant to do was get law enforcement involved in work places incidents where there was a threat or slight injury. Something he suggested should change.