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Laws current as of September 25, 2025

What are the reasons for getting a workplace violence restraining order?

An employer can file for a workplace violence restraining order if the employer, an employee, or a customer or guest (“invitee”) is:

  • the victim of violence, whether it happened at work or someplace else;
  • threatened with violence that could happen at work; or
  • stalked or harassed at work.1

1 R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-52-2(a

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