August - 2021

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 for his supervisor. Suddenly, Roy sneaks up behind Jamal and then forcefully slaps him on the back of the neck proclaiming "Hey buddy, how ya doin'?" Jamal is thrust forward by the blow. Jamal's forehead strikes the portion of his cubicle just above his computer. He falls out of his chair, strikes his head on an open desk drawer, and hits th

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. He was later taken into custody and is reported to be a U.S. military veteran who was hospitalized for observation following this incident. The WVPI has been monitoring a spike in workplace violence this year across airlines. For instance: On August 4, 2021, a male Frontier Airlines passenger was duct-taped to his seat after reportedly gropi

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 jurisdictions have also enacted laws barring this form of discrimination. Do you know the difference between the two forms of sexual harassment? Watch the following brief video to learn the difference between quid pro quo and hostile environment harassment:

Remembering Daniel Anderl

Too much bloodshed has been spilled and Americans senselessly taken arising from workplace violence, including truly innocent lives. 20-year-old Daniel Anderl was at home with his parents in North Brunswich, New Jersey. The doorbell rang one quiet Sunday evening last summer. Daniel went to answer it. As he did, Daniel could have never known that a disgruntled attorney upset with his mother, United States District Court Judge Esther Salas, was standing on the other side posing

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 workplace violence. Watch this following brief video to learn how to prepare for interviews of witnesses to alleged harassment/workplace violence effectively and efficiently:

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 addresses several key areas of workplace violence prevention. The topics that were presented by our distinguished panel of speakers including attorney Stuart Silverman are as relevant today as they were in 2018 when this event was taped live from Florida. The "four mothers" segment was particularly poignant. As these ladies lost children to

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 business, legal and insurance professionals on August 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm EST for Lorman Training Solutions. Ms. Bonczyk's course is available live via the web on August 24th and on replay through Lorman, a world-class provider of educational solutions. "Unfortunately, acts of workplace violence has occurred in conjunction with workers compensa

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, parents, and school staff. As reported by the WVPI in yesterday’s blog, there has already been one deadly act of school violence which saw a 13-year-old student shot dead after interceding to assist a classmate from being bullied at a New Mexico middle school. Safety must be priority number one with more and more “brick and mortar” schools openin

13 year old Bennie Hargrove gave his life to protect a classmate being bullied.

Additional facts have come to light since Friday's deadly shooting at a middle school in New Meixco. We have now learned according to published reports that 13 year old Bennie Hargrove stepped into stop a classmate from being bullied. He was then shot and killed by a fellow classmate. Join us in our ongoing mission of helping to making our schools safer for children to learn and faculty and staff to work. For further information contact the WVPI at info@workplaceviolencepreve

Avoiding "Mis-Hires," a key to mitigating the risk of workplace violence

One of the most effective tools an employer has in their toolkits to mitigate the risk of future workplace violence is to avoid hiring workers who are bullies, quick-tempered, and prone to violence. Please watch the following brief video to learn how three tips on how to avoid dreaded "mis-hires" in 180 seconds. Please subscribe to the channel:

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