WORKPLACE VIOLENCE NEWS (continued) Workplace Violence Mitigated by Emergency Communications Plan


Security and risk management experts say that companies can mitigate the risk of long-term physical, emotional and financial fallout from workplace violence by having a well-organized, comprehensive emergency communications plan in place. Such a communications plan should include an internal chain of command for crisis management directives and information. This chain of command should include designated group leaders for employees in segmented locations. Another aspect of a good emergency communications plan is the use of media and community relations specialists who are responsible for handling inquiries from local officials, community groups, news organizations, and others. These specialists need to be trained to handle the media, and should be given clear directives on the company’s message. Companies should also be sure to make it known that they are concerned about the victims of an incident of workplace violence, that they are commu -nicating with investigators, and that they are taking steps to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.


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Book It! Book Reviews – Violence and Security on Campus


"Professors Fox and Burstein have teamed up to produce the most comprehensive guide to school violence and security to date. Using up-to-date evidence about the patterns, trends, and correlates of school violence, they dispel myths about school crime. They expose many of the extreme measures that are often taken in response to incidents of school crime as over-reactions, and describe more reasonable, evidence-based approaches. This book is a must-read for practitioners and policy-makers wishing to reduce school crime." - Denise C. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, and author of School and Delinquency


"Fox and Burstein have written a remarkable book. With a wealth of data and a sophisticated analysis, they take us beyond the media hype and put issues of school violence in a meaningful context. This comprehensive volume covers a multitude of concerns, from safety on the school bus and the playground, to bullying, gangs, and school shootings; from protecting school assets to emergency preparedness and crisis communication. This is an important book for professionals in all levels of education." - Peter Langman, Ph.D., author of Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters.


To read more, click here DECISIONPOINT (continued from page 10) Did the court grant the company’s request to have the lawsuit dismissed?


The Court refused and ordered the case to trial. "F5's communications with Ms. Peer refer to the need for her to engage in the 'interactive process' ... but they provide little in the way of specifics as to what engaging in the interactive process actually means," wrote the Court. "Peer has submitted evidence that she made numerous attempts to pinpoint precisely what paperwork was needed, to little avail.""[Thus,] a reasonable jury could find ... that it was F5, rather than Ms. Peer, who was responsible for the breakdown in the interactive process," the Court concluded. As a result, the Court ordered the case to trial, so a jury could determine whether F5 was liable for disability discrimination or justified in firing Peer because she was "direct threat" to herself. [Peer v. F5 Networks (USDC WDWA 2012) no. C11-0879]


Source: LawBrief “Accommodate Despair or Direct Threat” © 2012 LawRoom.com.


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