EMPLOYERS BEWARE - VIOLENCE AT WORK IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
In Franklin v. The Monadnock Company, the Plaintiff sued for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Plaintiff's lawsuit was based on complaints to the Company's Human Resources Department that a fellow co-worker was threatening to have him and three others co?workers killed. The Company failed to take action. A week after Plaintiff's complaints, Plaintiff's co?worker attempted to stab Plaintiff with a metal screw driver and another unidentified weapon. Plaintiff again complained to the Company and also to the police department. Plaintiff was terminated shortly after his complaints.
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