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Legal Information: California
Laws current as of November 7, 2024 Who can be protected by a workplace violence restraining order?
A workplace violence restraining order can protect:
- the victim of workplace violence;
- other employees who work at the victim’s workplace or another workplace location within the same business;1
- the victim’s family or household members; and
- possibly spouses of the employees.2
“Employees” doesn’t just mean full-time paid workers. It can include volunteers, part-time workers, independent contractors, and board members.3
1 Cal.C.C.P. § 527.8(a)
2 Cal.C.C.P. § 527.8(d); see also California Courts website
3 Cal.C.C.P. § 527.8(b)(3)
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