m, and also wounded two. He later shot himself. Shortly thereafter it was discovered that Calden had been fired from his previous job with another insurance company for bringing a handgun to work (Chavez, What 2). This case is a good example of how background checks are detrimental in providing safety in the workplace.Tracy Stevens was working at a bank in Ohio when one of her former employees began harassing her. Bank management warned her that the man was dangerous and she was offered security. However, she decided to wait and go to the police about the matter. On a Sunday afternoon, the day before she was to go to the police, the man harassing her came to her home and killed Tracy, her husband, and her four-month-old daughter. This man then drove to another town and shot and killed one other bank employee and wounded a second employee (Chavez, What 3). Had Tracy gone to the police on Friday when she was warned, this incident may not have taken place. Any form of harassment in the workplace needs to be reported immediately to ensure that it does not end in disaster.Workplace violence, fatal or not, can have bad repercussions for employers. Besides affecting the people of the business, employers can also be held liable. The employer can be charged with negligence, in that they hired or maintained someone who they should have recognized as having the potential to act in a violent manner (Hassler 594). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration say that employers are “required to provide employees with a reasonably safe working environment.” Employers violating this general duty are subject to lawsuits from victims of workplace violence. They may be charged with wrongful death or negligence (Lenius 2).Besides the millions of dollars spent in lawsuits after a violent act has occurred in the work environment, there are other costs related to this incident that will affect the business. Studies have shown t...
