5 Essential Elements of a Workplace Violence Prevention Program

Workplace violence isn’t just about rare, high-profile incidents — it’s a broad spectrum of behaviors that can include threats, verbal abuse, intimidation, harassment, and physical attacks. And it’s more common...

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How to Handle Violence in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers

Workplace violence isn’t always as dramatic as a viral video of an angry customer or an employee throwing punches. It can also be the angry voicemail from a disgruntled ex-employee,...

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SB 553: The Employer’s Guide to Workplace Violence Prevention (2025)

The California Workplace Violence Prevention law deadline is fast approaching. Check out Ethena's workplace violence prevention FAQ roundup.

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What are the 4 types of workplace violence?

Workplace violence is a tough but important topic for employers, People leaders, and executive teams to address. While it might conjure images of extreme or headline-making incidents, workplace violence can...

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Workplace Violence Prevention Plan: 15 things to include

Sadly, workplace violence has become a significant concern across a variety of industries, putting the safety and well-being of employees at risk. To combat this issue, organizations are being increasingly...

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Quarterly Compliance Update: September 2024

If there’s one thing we’re familiar with here at Ethena, it’s gray areas. (Have you seen our flagship Sexual Harassment Training? Tricky, hard-to-categorize situations are pretty much our bread and...

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4 reasons companies choose Ethena for compliance training

When well-designed, compliance training platforms automate the data that your company relies on for reducing risk, ensuring that employees are working within the law, and keeping documentation accessible and organized....

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SB 553 Explained: Is an anonymous form good enough to meet the requirements?

The final post in our SB 553 Explained series answers your frequently-asked questions about whether an anonymous form is acceptable under new California Workplace Violence requirements.

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SB 553 Explained: Workplace Violence Prevention Training Requirements

The third in our Workplace Violence Prevention FAQ series, today's post explains SB 553 requirements and how long you need to give employees to complete their training.

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SB 553 Explained: My CA employees are remote or operate out of a co-working space. Do I need to make a plan for SB 553?

The second entry in our SB 553 Explained series explains how (and if!) the new Workplace Violence Prevention Bill affects you if you have remote employees or folks who operate out of a co-working space.

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SB 553 Explained: How many California employees do I need in order to be subject to the new law?

The first entry in our SB 553 Explained series explains how many California employees you can have before you're subject to the new Workplace Violence Prevention Bill.

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Get SB 553 compliant with Workplace Violence Prevention Training from Ethena

Ethena releases its latest course, Workplace Violence Prevention — a stock options explainer covering how to exercise, tax implications, closed trading periods, and relevant laws.

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