Effective July 1, 2024, California employers covered by general industry workplace violence prevention requirements enacted through Senate Bill 553 have a number of new obligations, including developing and implementing a workplace violence prevention plan; training employees on the plan; identifying, evaluating, and correcting workplace violence hazards; creating workplace violence incident logs; and various recordkeeping requirements.

This white paper details what employers should know about the new workplace violence prevention requirements, including:

    • Which employers are covered.
    • What qualifies as workplace violence.
    • What a workplace violence prevention plan is.
    • What type of training is required.

For more information, please visit wma.org/violencepreventioninfo.