Health care facilities are increasingly experiencing violent incidents ranging from verbal harassment to severe physical attacks, according to panelists who spoke during an American Hospital Association webinar. One panelist talked about a female nurse practitioner who was frustrated with her male coworkers and created a plan to poison them with tainted baked goods. Hospital staff were able to identify the nurse's behavior and stop her plan before she implemented it.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched Ava Cado, a multilingual AI hiring platform developed by Paradox, to enhance the hiring process across its 3,500 restaurants and support the chain's plans to grow to 7,000 units. The automated virtual assistant can collect candidate information, schedule interviews and send job offers, reducing hiring time by up to 75% and improving the candidate experience while reducing job advertising costs.

State legislatures prioritized workers' compensation issues like "mental injuries," cannabis and independent contractors this year, according to a report by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Leaders who publicly admit to mistakes create an environment of psychological safety in the workplace that can prevent employee burnout and turnover and bolster efficiency and productivity, organizational psychologist Adam Grant said in a keynote address at this year's AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum. Employees in a psychologically safe workplace can speak up without fear, challenge the status quo, disagree and have difficult conversations without fear of reprisal, Grant said.