Effective July 1, 2024, California enacted general industry workplace violence prevention requirements applicable to nearly all California employers. Covered employers have several obligations under the law, 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 California's 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.
• How employers can identify workplace violence hazards and respond to workplace violence incidents.
• What documentation is required under the law.
Published July 02, 2025
