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title: "Sexual Assault in the Workplace: Protecting Your Employees and Your Business"
description: Organizations must be adequately prepared to protect their employees and themselves against the harmful effects of workplace assault.
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## Sexual Assault in the Workplace: Protecting Your Employees and Your Business

Organizations must be adequately prepared to protect their employees and themselves against the harmful effects of workplace assault.

 

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## What's inside the e-Book

 

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### The harmful effects of assault in the workplace

There are short-term and long-term consequences of sexual assault for workers—with the effects extending to both their professional and home lives.

 

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### What can employers do to protect their employees?

By taking the matter seriously, an organization prevents unnecessary costs while establishing itself as a company employees want to work for.

 

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### An extra layer of protection

In addition to updating policies and implementing training, organizations must also look at insurance for worst-case scenarios.