Massachusetts S1718 mandates health care employers to create and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.

Massachusetts S1718 requires health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. This includes conducting annual facility-specific risk assessments to identify risk factors such as working in public settings or high-crime areas. Employers must create a violence prevention plan, provide employee training, and establish a system for reporting and monitoring incidents. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees for taking leave due to workplace violence and must allow employees to use leave for seeking victim services or legal assistance.

Massachusetts S1718 mandates health care employers to create and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.

Massachusetts S1718 requires health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. This includes conducting annual facility-specific risk assessments to identify risk factors such as working in public settings or high-crime areas. Employers must create a violence prevention plan, provide employee training, and establish a system for reporting and monitoring incidents. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees for taking leave due to workplace violence and must allow employees to use leave for seeking victim services or legal assistance.