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Senate advances bill letting employers seek workplace violence protective orders
Summary
Senate first substitute SB67 creates a process for employers (including those with independent contractors) to seek workplace violence protective orders when threats target a workforce or workplace; the Senate substituted language clarifying the scope and passed the substitute 27–0 with two absent.
The Utah State Senate advanced first substitute Senate Bill 67, which creates a framework for workplace violence protective orders and clarifies who may seek them.
Senator Weiler, sponsor of the substitute, told the Senate the measure addresses a gap in current law when threats are made against a company or workforce rather than an individually named person. He illustrated the problem with a hypothetical: if a departing employee threatened that "Enron, the company, will rue the…
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