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NFIB Webinar: Complying with Complicated State Law

May 15, 2024

NFIB Webinar: Complying with Complicated State Law

Despite opposition from NFIB and coalition partners such as the California Chamber, California Retailers, and California Restaurant Association, Senate Bill 553 was signed into law last year, requiring, among other things, that every employer have a workplace violence prevention plan in place by July 1, 2024. Arguably one of the biggest compliance headaches in state history, it’s a law with few exceptions and must be obeyed, and the deadline fast approaches. In order to answer some of many questions about workplace violence prevention plans, NFIB California invited Hannah Sweiss, an employment law expert with Fisher Phillips, to give our members an informative overview of what lies ahead for them, if they haven’t already produced their plans. The webinar (see below) ran 50 minutes, which included 10 minutes for questions from NFIB members. In her presentation, she covered the following topics:

SB 553’s General Requirements
SB 553’s Broad Application
Notable Exemptions
What is Workplace Violence?
Types of Workplace Violence
What Does it Mean to Establish, Implement, and Maintain the Plan?
WVVP Administrators (who is responsible for implementing the plan?)
Employee Participation
Coordination with Other Employers
Accepting/Responding to Reports of Workplace Violence
Ensuring Employee Compliance
Communications with Employees
Emergency Response
Hazard Identification/Evaluation
Hazard Corrections
Past Incident Response and Investigations
Periodic Review of the Plan
Training Procedures
Violent Incident Logs
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping and Access
Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Dept. of Industrial Relations FAQs and Answers
Compliance and Next Steps.

NFIB thanks Hannah Sweiss for taking the time to aid small business owners in better understanding the new law. Click the arrow below to listen to her presentation. CA NFIB Virtual Event – Workplace Violence Prevention Plan 2024 from NFIB Video on Vimeo.

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