A Federal Judge, in a multifaceted decision, upheld a New Jersey law exemption that allows specific individuals to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. Workers’ compensation judges actively handling cases are one of the groups of individuals who are exempt from the permit requirement.
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Showing posts with label gun violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gun violence. Show all posts
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
New Laws in NJ Are a Step to Reduce Gun Violence in the Workplace
Gun violence in the workplace continues to be a significant occupational hazard. Whether it occurs on the work premises or carriers over to an off-premises location, gun violence remains a continuing risk associated with a job,
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
When active shooter drills lead to workplace injuries
Today's guest author is Jon Rehm, Esquire of the Nebraska Bar.
The United States has one of the highest rates of gun violence in the developed world. Unfortunately the workplace is no sanctuary from this violence.
The United States has one of the highest rates of gun violence in the developed world. Unfortunately the workplace is no sanctuary from this violence.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Seattle Shooting - Another Case of Workplace Gun Violence, and Another Call to Action
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case from Causey Law Firm, Seattle, Washington.
A man entered a Seattle bar late Sunday night, January 27, 2013, and confronted his ex-girlfriend, brandishing a gun. The gunman shot both his ex-girlfriend and the doorman before the gunman was fatally shot by Seattle police.
Both the ex-girlfriend and the doorman were taken to Harborview Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both were victims of senseless gun violence, but the doorman is also a workers’ compensation claimant due to this occurring while he was on-the-job.
2012 has been the worst year for these events in modern US history, with 151 victims injured and killed.
Quoting an article published by Mother Jones (Mother Jones Investigates: The NRA Myth of Arming the Good Guys), Washington CeaseFire shared that there have been at least 62 mass shootings in the last three decades, attacks in which the killer took the lives of four or more people (the FBI's baseline for mass murder) in a public place—a school, a workplace, a mall, a religious building. Seven of them have occurred this year alone. Along with three other similar though less lethal rampages—at a Portland shopping mall, a Milwaukee spa, and a Cleveland high school—2012 has been the worst year for these events in modern US history, with 151 victims injured and killed.
On Tuesday, January 22nd, Washington CeaseFire presented the results of a statewide poll conducted by Alison Peters Consulting. The poll of 600 randomly selected registered Washington voters reveals a strong preference for stronger gun safety laws on both Eastern and Western sides of the state. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. Findings included :
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