Utah Code 78B-7-1102. Petition for a workplace violence protective order — Notice to known targets of workplace violence
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(1) An employer may seek, or authorize an agent to seek, a protective order in accordance with this part, if the employer reasonably believes workplace violence has occurred against the employer or an employee of the employer.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-1102
- Employee: means an employee in the service of an employer for compensation. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Employer: means a person who employs an individual in this state. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Protective order: means :(4)(a) a workplace violence protective order; or(4)(b) an ex parte workplace violence protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Workplace violence: means knowingly causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to, or significant damage to the property of, a person, if:
(5)(a) the person is:(5)(a)(i) an employer; or(5)(a)(ii) an employee performing the employee's duties as an employee; and(5)(b)(5)(b)(i) the action would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed; or(5)(b)(ii) the threat:(5)(b)(ii)(A) would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out; and(5)(b)(ii)(B) if carried out, would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101- Workplace violence protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
(2) If an employer seeking a workplace violence protective order as described in Subsection (1) has knowledge that a specific individual is the target of workplace violence, the employer shall make a good faith effort to notify the targeted individual that the employer is seeking a workplace violence protective order. - Workplace violence: means knowingly causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to, or significant damage to the property of, a person, if: