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Recent court opinions illustrate the dangers of failing to take
an employee's complaints of harassment by a patient seriously.
The duty to provide a safe workplace exists regardless of that
workplace's inherent and expected hazards. In his bylined
article for Louisville Business First,
Todd Logsdon writes, "Take additional steps to prevent
potential acts of workplace violence, perhaps including training to
recognize and manage hostile behavior, requiring employees to not
work alone, improving lighting and security, and evaluating
workplace design to eliminate hazards."
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