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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...

Is Workplace Violence Covered Under Workers Compensation?

Case Study Jamal is seated at his cubicle, with his back to the open workspace. He is focused on completing a detailed financial report...

Man arrested after videos show violent outburst at Miami International Airport

Videos taken at the Miami International Airport on August 27, 2021 by witnesses depict a man violently lashing out at airport personnel....

Sexual harassment: Quid pro quo vs. Hostile Environment

Sexual harassment is a form prohibited workplace behavior pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Many local...

Remembering Daniel Anderl

Too much bloodshed has been spilled and Americans senselessly taken arising from workplace violence, including truly innocent lives....

Conducting witness interviews into allegations of harassment and other forms of workplace violence

At some point in a supervisor or manager's career, he/she may be called upon to mediate a claim of harassment or other complaint of...

WVPI Violence Prevention Seminar

While the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately prevented the WVPI from holding live seminars, the following video from a past live event...

WVPI Founder Presenting Course on Workers Compensation Fraud

Kathleen M. Bonczyk, MBA, Esq. will be presenting a 1.5 CLE/CEU course entitled "Uncovering Workers Compensation Fraud" to a class of...

3 Tips for Teachers to Remain Safer at Work

Overview: It is unclear how the stress of the pandemic and the upheaval on nearly every aspect of life has truly impacted students,...

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