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Sample workplace violence prevention policy
Unfortunately, many employers lack a written policy prohibiting occupational violence. Please watch this brief video for information on...
Overview: The FLSA and overtime pay
The Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA) was made the law of the land during the Great Depression, yet some employers still "don't get it...
Airline Passenger Violence Continues
Violence at our nation's airports, a topic covered by the WVPI on this blog last week, is continuing. Two troubling events occurred on...
WVPI's Founder's Published Article: Workplace Violence, as a Covered Worker's Comp. Claim
Today, the leading insurance industry periodical "Insurance Journal" Magazine published an in-depth article written by Kathleen M....
EEOC's Resolution Condemning Violence, Harassment and Discrimination Against Jewish Workers
September 6-8 marks the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity...
A week of continued violence in our schools
- On Wednesday, 15-year-old William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr., a student at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, NC was shot dead at...
Jury orders Walmart to pay former employee $125 million in disability discrimination lawsuit
A Wisconsin jury recently awarded Marlo Spaeth, a 16-year Walmart employee with Down syndrome who was fired after experiencing...
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