Labor/Employment
Aug. 14, 2026
Need a Workplace Violence Restraining Order? Here's how to get one fast
California employers and unions can obtain workplace violence restraining orders quickly, yet few use them. Understanding the streamlined process can help protect employees from recurring threats, violence and harassment.
John N. Dahlberg
McLaughlin Stern
155 Sansome Street, Suite 700
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 264-5401
This part two article of a two-part series explains how employers and unions can move fast to obtain a Workplace Violence Restraining Order once any employee is under threat of violence or statutory harassment by anyone at work. Courts will issue a Temporary Restraining Order the same day a petition is filed, and respondents--even transient or other hard-to-locate offenders--are usually served without much difficulty. What follows is a step-by-step look at how the process wo...
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