Danforth v. Apple Inc.

NAHMIAS, Justice.

In 2000, the General Assembly enacted legislation to assist employers in protecting their workplaces and employees from potential violence. See Ga. L. 2000, p. 1081, § 1. The statute was codified as OCGA § 34-1-7, which says:

Any employer whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, which can reasonably be construed to have been carried out at the employee’s workplace, may seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction on behalf of the employer prohibiting further unlawful violence or threats of violence by that…