September - 2021

Teen charged with pushing a gun into a Sheriff's Deputy bullet-proof vest, head-butting her

Law enforcement officials have historically been at greater risk of workplace violence that virtually any other occupational category. A...

OSHA and Workplace Violence Prevention

Were you aware that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began addressing workplace violence and workplace...

Police: TN supermarket shooter had been asked to leave work before opening fire

Law enforcement investigating last Thursday afternoon's mass shooting at the Colliervile Kroger's supermarket announced that the...

The 2016 workplace murder of Ryan Birse and Thursday's workplace mass shooting in Collierville, TN

The following WVPI post from September 25, 2016 is self-explanatory: RYAN'S STORY The WVPI believes "Ryan's Story" is particularly...

Mass shootings in 2021 ahead of 2019 statistics

Yesterday's tragedy at the Kroger market in Collierville marks the 517th mass shooting thus far in the United States. Approximately 44...

Subcontractor kills 1, wounds 12 at Tennessee Supermarket; Trend of Supermarket Shootings Continue

A man reported as a subcontractor who performed work at a Collierville, Tennessee Kroger supermarket opened fire yesterday afternoon...

The Killer in the Next Cubicle

Peek inside WVPI founder Kathleen M. Bonczyk's research on the continuing tragedy that is employee-on-employee violence entitled "The...

2 More School Shootings Today Proving Workplace Violence is a Global Problem

Two school shootings occurring at opposite ends of the globe were carried out today, continuing to prove that school and other forms of...

Staying safe during discipline and terminations

The greatest risk for workplace violence occurs at the time of or after termination, particularly if the separation is involuntary in...

The FLSA's prohibition against retaliation of workers for complaints about their wages

Last week, the WVPI published an article on this blog addressing the Fair Labor Standards Act ("the FLSA"), the federal statute governing...

Workplace Violence Prevention Institute - WVPI