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On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed S8358C, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), into law. Through the RWSA, New York state seeks to address growing threats of workplace violence and fears among retail...more
On Sept. 5, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (A 8947 / S 8358) into law, which requires certain New York retailers to adopt safety measures to address and prevent workplace violence in retail...more
In an effort to mitigate the risk of violence at work, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA) on September 5, 2024. The law introduces stringent workplace violence...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law on Sept. 4, 2024. The Act will require covered retail employers to: 1.Adopt a retail workplace violence prevention policy...more
On September 4, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act requires all employers in New York with 10 or more employees working at a retail store to prepare...more
On September 5, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act (“Act” and “Legislation”), which in 6 months, will impose a series of new obligations on retail businesses operating in the...more
When CA’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law took effect on July 1, 2024, it joined a handful of other states including CT, IL, MD, MN, NJ, OR and WA with some type of similar law. On September 4, 2024, Governor Hochul signed...more
California recently enacted the country's first state-mandated workplace violence prevention safety law for general industries. California's Workplace Violence Prevention law took effect on July 1, 2024, applies to virtually...more
Last week, New York enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act. Now, retail employers with ten or more employees will be required to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Furthermore, it directs the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new bill passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, and signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, will mandate that retail employers install panic buttons in the workplace, establish...more
Workplace violence in health care settings is on the rise, capturing the attention of both state and federal lawmakers. As awareness grows, so too does legal scrutiny and the push for new regulations and enforcement. In...more
New York recently enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), which takes effect on March 4, 2025, requiring certain retail employers to develop and implement protocols aimed at preventing violence in the workplace. Among...more
Retail employers in New York state will be required to issue workplace violence prevention policies and conduct annual workplace violence prevention training beginning March 3, 2025, under the New York Retail Safety Act...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 4, 2024 that requires retail employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention training and policies, among other measures. The law becomes effective...more
Retail employers in New York will soon need to implement comprehensive safety measures designed to address the increasing problem of workplace violence. Last week, Governor Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act...more
On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358C/A8947C), a measure designed to enhance the safety of retail workers and address the growing concerns of workplace...more
New York retail businesses with 10 or more employees have less than six months to prepare for new workplace violence prevention requirements included in the state’s recently passed Retail Workers Safety Act (RWSA). The law...more
On September 5, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act, a bill amending the New York Labor Law to impose certain workplace violence prevention requirements on covered retail...more
After a summer hiatus, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358C/A8947C) was delivered to Governor Kathy Hochul on September 4, 2024, and signed into law the same day....more
Federal Agency Alleges Two Restaurants and an Airline Allowed Hostile Work Environments to Fester - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits alleging that discriminatory...more
There is no federal workplace violence prevention standard, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations do not expressly address workplace violence. Yet, when a convenience store employee was shot during a...more
SB 553 mandates that Cal/OSHA propose a workplace violence prevention standard by December 31, 2025, with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board required to adopt the standard by December 31, 2026. Prior to the...more
The vast majority of citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration involve accidents or negligent behavior that result in injury or illness resulting from inanimate objects, hazardous materials, or...more
Federal workplace safety officials plan to release a proposed rule later this year aimed at preventing workplace violence in the healthcare industry, giving you time to prepare for the potential of increased compliance...more
As Golden State employers know, a new workplace violence prevention law for non-healthcare employers went into effect on July 1, 2024. Cal/OSHA, the agency charged with overseeing workplace safety and health, has been...more