California employers will be required to have a workplace violence prevention plan

Effective July 1, 2024, California employers will be required to maintain a written workplace violence prevention plan. The plan must be easily accessible to employees and could be set up as a section in the employer’s injury and illness prevention program. The law has exceptions but, when it applies, it requires the plan to specify numerous procedures relating to prevention, responses, training etc. A California employers have time to implement but now might be a good time to evaluate their current workplace violence plans. discussion of the requirements is described in Haynes Boone alert at https://www.haynesboone.com/news/alerts/california-requires-employers-to-maintain-a-workplace-violence-prevention-plan.