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Órdenes de Restricción

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Laws current as of
19 de julio de 2023

What is the definition of “workplace violence”?

“Workplace violence” is when:

1.    an abuser purposefully causes or threatens to cause physical injury or significant damage to the property of:

  • an employer; or
  • an employee while the employee is performing work-related duties; and

2.    the abuser’s act or threat would make a reasonable person feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed.1

Note: For a threat of workplace violence, it must be the kind of threat that would make a reasonable person fear it will be carried out.2

1 UT ST § 78B-7-1101(5)
2 UT ST § 78B-7-1101(5)(b)(ii)(A