Latest Workplace Violence Headlines
All the headlines from our Workplace Violence Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indianapolis Denies FedEx Shooting Victims’ $2 Million Payout Request
Jan 14 2022 // The city of Indianapolis effectively denied a request for over $2 million in compensation made by three members of the Sikh community affected by a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility last April. Harpreet...
DOJ, Texas Church Shooting Victims At Odds Over How Much Air Force Owes
Dec 2 2021 // The U.S. Justice Department and survivors of a 2017 Texas church massacre are at odds over how much the Air Force should pay in compensation for failing to flag a conviction that might have prevented the gunman from...
Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Oct 4 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy. When workers’...
Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers Compensation Claims
Sep 9 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy. When workers...
Gunmaker Remington Offers $33M to Sandy Hook School Shooting Victims’ Families
Jul 28 2021 // Remington Arms Co. on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $33 million to nine families to settle lawsuits claiming that its marketing of firearms contributed to the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, where...
Texas House Passes Active Shooter Alert Bill
Apr 8 2021 // The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create an Active Shooter Alert System for the state. House Bill 103 passed by a vote of 146-0. The bill’s author, State Rep. Brooks Landgraf (Odessa),...
HSB Launches Workplace Violence Insurance for Small Businesses
Feb 18 2021 // HSB, part of Munich Re, has created a new workplace violence insurance coverage for small to mid-size businesses, providing counseling, crisis communications, lost business income and security services to help companies...
Court Approves $800 Million Settlement For Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Oct 5 2020 // A court last week approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the...
Las Vegas Shooting Victims Getting Closer to What Could be a $800M Payout
Sep 16 2020 // More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history could receive a total of $800 million in payouts from MGM Resorts International and its insurers by January, the casino giant and...
West Texas Mass Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Gun Supplier, Manufacturer
Sep 2 2020 // Family members of two of the deceased Odessa, Texas, mass shooting victims are suing the person who supplied the AR-style firearm to the mass shooter and the gun parts manufacturer for over $1 million in damages. The...
Family of Teen Killed Near Washington Protest Zone Files $3B Claims
Sep 2 2020 // The father of a 19-year-old Seattle man shot and killed in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone has filed wrongful death claims totaling $3 billion, seeking $1 billion each from the city of Seattle, King County and the...
Recreation Market Coming Back with Old and New Risks to Consider
Aug 10 2020 // Patrick Gavin It’s been a challenging year for many businesses, especially those in the recreation, leisure and entertainment world. But while entertainment continues to struggle, things are picking up for the...
Synagogue Shooting Victims Sue Smith & Wesson for Negligence
Jun 24 2020 // Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. negligently marketed the AR-15 style semiautomatic rifle that was used in a 2019 mass shooting at a California synagogue, victims and survivors claim in a lawsuit. The...
Beazley, Vizient Insurance Services to Offer Active Shooter Coverage
Jun 19 2020 // Beazley has established a contracted relationship with Vizient Insurance Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Vizient, Inc., to offer active shooter coverage. This coverage is available immediately to Vizient members. Under the...
Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Could Rise Under New Overtime Rule
Jan 13 2020 // New federal rules on overtime pay, which began January 1, change for the first time since 2004 the threshold for who is entitled to overtime pay — and who is not. The new rule raises the income threshold that...
Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule
Dec 29 2019 // Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the threshold for who is entitled to overtime pay — and who is not — changes. It’s the first...
New Oklahoma Law, Workplace Shooting Fears Prompt Security Changes
Dec 3 2019 // Security is not subtle at the sprawling campus of human resources technology giant Paycom in Oklahoma City. Off-duty police officers roam the grounds, bolstering the company’s own force of armed guards. A basement...
McDonald’s Employees’ Suit Claims Store Redesign Abets Workplace Violence
Nov 22 2019 // McDonald’s Corp. employees on Thursday sued the fast food giant and several of its franchisees in Chicago over a store redesign that staffers say has made it easier for angry customers to leap over the counter and...
Atlanta Workers Now Required to Undergo Active Shooter Training
Sep 25 2019 // Atlanta employees and elected officials are now required to undergo active shooter training on an annual basis. The Atlanta City Council recently passed an ordinance requiring such training. The vote comes less than a...
Conference: California Workers’ Comp Should Embrace Innovation
Sep 16 2019 // The workers’ compensation market apparently needs to do some catching up where it concerns technology. “Historically we’ve been really slow to adapt to technology and innovation,” said Shaun...
