ery facility and the embroidery plant incident, the disgruntled workers gave obvious signals about their future intentions. When Matthew Beck returned from his extended leave of absence, co-workers described him as a changed man. Not only was his physical appearance altered, he was moody and incommunicative. Most of Beck's co-workers professed fear of his strange attitude and new look (McPhee, 1998, p. 2). Although Beck made no verbal threats, his disagreement with his supervisors and his penchant for guns was well known. Unlike Beck, the embroidery plant worker made open threats. Companies that fail to recognize the warning signs that lead to actual workplace violence place themselves under considerable exposure to legal liability. If the company could have done something to minimize or prev
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