[TexasGunLover]

There comes a point where the risk of major payouts as a result of a workplace violence incident outweigh the risk of a major payout from an EEO suit. When that point is reached it’s the least-worse option to fire the guy and write the EEO payout off as a cost of doing business.

No, not from a financial, PR, or insurance perspective, the rare outbreak of violence and the costs associated won't add up to more.

[tanknetter]

I’m not sure thats right. Risk mitigation in this case always assumes worst-case scenarios. Which would be the deaths of multiple staff members at the hands of an employee known to staff and management, even documented, of having a history of violent outbursts.

Those sorts of payouts are going to exceed, far exceed, anything sort of EEO-related settlement.