Labor/Employment
Aug. 13, 2026
The safety tool retailers keep leaving on the shelf
Workplace Violence Restraining Orders under CCP § 527.8 offer retailers a far more effective way to stop recurring violence, threats and harassment than toothless trespass warnings, with more than 90% of respondents complying once served.
John N. Dahlberg
McLaughlin Stern
155 Sansome Street, Suite 700
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 264-5401
Thieves, robbers, the disorderly and other aggressive trespassers are among the people who batter, threaten and harass California's retail workers in ever-increasing numbers. Yet very few retail and other employers and unions use the most effective tool they have to protect their threatened workforce from such people: Workplace Violence Restraining Orders (WVROs) pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 527.8. The WVRO's initial Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) and...
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