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Laws current as of July 19, 2024

Who can file for a workplace violence restraining order?

Only an employer can file for this kind of order for the reasons listed in What are the reasons for getting a workplace restraining order?  There does not need to be any specific relationship between the abuser and the victim. In other words, the abuser can be a coworker, customer, intimate partner, family member, stranger, or anyone else.1

If you are a victim of abuse, your boss can file for this order without your involvement and even without your agreement. The goal is to stop the abuser from causing harm at your job. Depending on your relationship with the abuser, you may also qualify for your own domestic violence restraining order that could protect you at all times, not just at the workplace.

1 R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-52-2(a)

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