On average, two Americans die due to violence in their workplace every work day. Some jobs are more likely to expose a worker to stranger-on-stranger violence—such as convenience store clerks, who might be injured in a robbery. But many Americans suffer violent attacks from a co-worker or former co-worker. In either instance, the employer could be liable for workers’ compensation benefits to the victim (or his/her family). [January 2014, 727 word article]