Tools to Address Workplace Violence in the Retail Sector
(Podcast) California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
#WorkforceWednesday®: Mental Health Parity Rules, NLRB Restrictions, New York's Workplace Violence Prevention Law - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VI-117-Addressing Violence in the Workplace
Workplace violence continues to be a growing challenge affecting healthcare workers. To support workers and avoid fines and other enforcement actions, employers in the healthcare industry may wish to analyze risk factors and...more
While Federal OSHA establishes the baseline for OSHA standards, it is increasingly no longer the full story for employers. Indeed, the real compliance challenge today is keeping up with state plans as rules, guidance, and...more
Employers in New York State and New York City will continue to navigate a fast-changing legal landscape as the calendar flips to a new year. 2025 was another active year for workplace legislation, much of it spurred by local...more
New York hospitals and nursing homes will soon have to adopt and implement measures aimed at preventing workplace violence. These new requirements are part of an effort to address security concerns for healthcare workers and...more
New York requires hospitals and nursing home employers to implement written workplace violence prevention plans, including hazard assessments, training, and incident logging within the year. Health care employers have long...more
On December 12, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that will require hospitals and nursing homes in the state to establish workplace violence prevention programs to protect healthcare workers,...more
Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace deaths nationwide. Of...more
On July 1, 2024, California’s workplace violence prevention law—the nation’s strongest and broadest workplace violence prevention statute for general industry—took effect, with the requirement that the California Division of...more
Employers have been alarmed by an increase in workplace violence over the last ten years, particularly in health care. The prevalence of active shooters in workplace (and decline in accidental deaths) mean that workplace...more
On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation—Senate Bill (SB) No. 19—that updates the California Penal Code to add Section 422.3, a new statute that closes a loophole and includes, as criminal...more
In response to the alarming rise in workplace violence, particularly in the retail industry, states have begun implementing laws requiring employers to actively address this potential threat via policies and training. On...more
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month, we provide this reminder of employer obligations and employee rights with respect to employees facing domestic violence and other “qualifying acts of violence” (as defined...more
The pace of New York’s 2025 legal updates has been brisk. Below is a quick digest of what matters now so you can communicate the changes to your employees, update employee handbooks, payroll systems, and training, and post...more
Whether it’s a prolonged labor strike, a publicized workplace fatality, or a sudden violent attack against your employees or customers, your organization would benefit from a legal, strategic, and practical approach to...more
The recent tragic attack at an office building in New York and the loss and pain felt by its survivors and those affected leave many employers wondering what more they can do to protect their employees and locations. In...more
How should employers react to employee complaints of harassment or threats of physical violence from a former coworker? Once the company has terminated the coworker, concerns about retaliation against an employee by the fired...more
July 1 marked the effective date for three new laws that will create new rights for workers and new obligations for employers in Virginia: - Expansion of Non-Compete Ban – Virginia employers are now prohibited from...more
New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more
Just days before the Retail Worker Safety Act took effect on June 2, 2025, the New York State Department of Labor issued guidance, model training, and a sample policy to assist covered employers with compliance. The act,...more
Now that the June 2 effective date for New York’s landmark retail safety law is here, the state Department of Labor has released model policy and training materials to help you with your compliance efforts. New York retailers...more
New York employers will see three significant workplace laws come into effect in June, and retail, warehouse, and fashion industry employers throughout the state need to take notice. You’ll face new requirements for workplace...more
Health care workers are on the front lines every day—delivering critical care, offering compassion, and saving lives. Yet, they are increasingly at risk of workplace violence, a growing concern that affects their safety,...more
April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, and employers should use this as an opportunity to learn more about this critical safety issue and how to address it. We’ll cover the latest workplace violence data and...more
Last year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act (Act), one of the most extensive retail workplace violence prevention laws in the nation. Following an enforcement delay due to a February 2025...more
Workplace violence continues to be a primary concern for employers and a challenge to maintaining workplace safety. Still, it is unclear whether there will be further movement on regulation at the federal level under the...more