03/27/2009

Guns in the Workplace in Alabama

Proposed legislation in Alabama would prevent employers from establishing rules the prohibit firearms in workplace parking lots.  This highly politicized issue has both property rights and workplace safety ramifications. 

1036905_gunAs of now, at least eight states: Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma, have statutes that prohibit employers from banning weapons on their own property.  State legislatures in Ohio and Indiana have previously considered and rejected legislation restricting business owners from banning guns in the workplace.

Check out the Caputo Report: The Official Public Policy Blog of the Birmingham Regional Chamberfor more information on the Alabama bill, a link to the bill's text, and an online opinion poll.

Check out the Guns in the Workplace page at PolicyClearinghouse.org for more information.

Click HERE to read the NRA’s position on the guns in the workplace issue.

Click HERE for an article from USA Today that provides a nationwide overview of  'guns in the workplace' laws.

Mar 27, 2009 11:50:33 PM | Employee/Employer Relations

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