A tragic shooting in a New York office building underscores the need for stronger workplace safety measures. Learn how to prepare, protect, and respond before an incident happens.
What an office building tragedy means for employee safety
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Workplace Safety
Monkeypox leading to more workplace harassment?
As if we didn’t have enough workplace issues to deal with, we now have a new virus: Monkeypox. The majority but not all of the reported Monkeypox cases have involved men who have been or are in close relationships with other men. Because of the virus’s link to gay and bisexual men, there may be an uptick in harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Worried your employees will use cannabis at work now that it’s legal in NJ?
In New Jersey, an employee who uses cannabis outside of their workplace, may not be disciplined at work,
Are you anxious about returning to the office?
Now that vaccines are fully available, and the worst days of the pandemic are hopefully behind us, businesses are calling their employees back to the office full time. Many employees are concerned about the health risks involved and losing their newfound sense of freedom.
Should you fire that toxic employee?
Employers usually put up with toxic employees for too long. By the time they are fed up with the employee’s behavior or sees the damage this employee is inflicting on the business, a situation may have arisen that makes it more difficult to fire that employee.
Are you afraid one of your employees will go “postal”?
Each year, nearly two million U.S. workers report having been a victim of violence at work, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the number of annual workplace homicides at about 400.