{"id":6491,"date":"2023-10-13T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6491"},"modified":"2026-06-24T03:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:30:51","slug":"california-workplace-violence-prevention-plan-sb-553","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-safety\/california-workplace-violence-prevention-plan-sb-553\/","title":{"rendered":"California workplace violence prevention plan bill, S.B. 553, signed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Most employers in California will soon be required to develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan under a new law \u2014 the first of its kind in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Everyone deserves to be and feel safe everywhere they are, especially at work,” Gov. Gavin Newsom declared in a signing statement. “This important policy will ensure there is a plan in place at workplaces across our state, in order to help protect California workers from workplace violence.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some California employers \u2014 primarily in health care settings \u2014 have been required to have workplace violence prevention plans since 2017, the new law, S.B. 553<\/a>, sweeps more broadly. It covers most employers, workplaces and employees, with just a few narrow exceptions that apply to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n