Monthly Archive: October 2008

Oct
31
2008

Domestic violence should be a concern for all employers, workers

By Julie Klipp Nicholson, Pisgah Legal Services One in three women will experience some form of domestic violence during her lifetime. That means that even small employers are likely to have an employee whose life is affected by domestic violence. While domestic violence occurs in the context of an intimate relationship, its ramifications do not …

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Oct
30
2008

Laws Allowing Guns in Office Parking Lots Place Company Execs in the Crossfire

Press Release from Market Watch Keeping violence out of the workplace naturally is a top priority for employers everywhere. But as more states pass laws giving employees the right to bring guns onto company parking lots, many managers now feel caught in the proverbial crossfire, writes James P. Anelli, a Newark-based attorney in LeClairRyan’s Labor …

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Oct
30
2008

Domestic Violence Affects the Workplace

By Matt Eschler, MainStreetBusinessJournal.com Domestic violence doesn’t stay home when its victims go to work. Many business leaders agree that domestic violence is a problem that affects their workplaces. Fifty-seven percent of senior corporate executives believe domestic violence is a major problem in society. One-third think this problem has a negative impact on their bottom …

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Oct
29
2008

Confronting workplace violence

from The University of Western Ontario Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Some of Ontario’s leading thinkers on workplace violence, as well as relatives of two women murdered in the workplace, will be gathering at The University of Western Ontario this week. The Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children (CREVAWC) at the …

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Oct
29
2008

AU: Safety matters says Cabramatta GP

By Jenna Daroczy, Fairfield City Champion Doctors should not need the strength of Russell Crowe’s gladiator in order to feel safe in their clinics, according to Cabramatta GP Dr Huy An. Dr An has co-written a report on GP safety with the Australian College of General Practitioners and the school of architecture at RMIT University …

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