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Labor/Employment

Jun. 4, 2021

Mental health in the workplace: a proactive, not reactive, model

Just as law enforcement programs across the country, in response to the countless George Floyds we’ve learned about, are replacing brute force with de-escalation and treatment, other workplaces should be required to adopt mental health intervention programs.

Ronald L. Zambrano

Employment Litigation Chair
West Coast Employment Lawyers

Phone: 213-927-3700

Email: ron@westcoasttriallawyers.com

Ron chairs the firm's Employment Litigation Department.

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The employee who gunned down nine people at a San Jose rail yard on the morning of May 26, and then killed himself, had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago -- according to his ex-wife. Subsequent media reports indicated the gunman suffered from bipolar disorder. Less than a week later, on June 1, a reportedly disgruntled employee of the Los Angeles County Fire Department opened fire at the Agua Dulce fire station, killing one firefighter and inj...

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