When violence or credible threats follow someone to work, the workplace itself can be protected. California law lets an employer petition for a workplace violence restraining order (Code of Civil Procedure 527.8) when an employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence at the workplace.
The employer's 527.8 petition protects employees, customers, and the premises. For the individual, the 527.6 civil harassment order plus a documented report to the employer builds a coordinated protection: the order binds the harasser, and the report protects your position and triggers the employer's own duties.
Workplace harassment cases turn on documentation: the messages, the incidents, the witnesses, and the reports made to management and law enforcement. An un-reported threat is an un-provable one. We build the record and move fast — these orders exist for the moment the threat becomes current.
In immediate danger, call 911. For protection planning and next steps, call (619) 730-7884 — free and confidential, through whatever channel is safe for you.
