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New York's Retail Worker Safety Act Becomes Effective as State Releases Model Policy and Model Training

Retail employers should take notice of the model policy and model training related to workplace violence prevention in the retail industry....more

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New York’s DOL Publishes New Guidance, FAQs on Retail Workers Safety Act

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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

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NYS DOL Publishes Model Policy, Training and FAQs For Retail Workplace Violence Law

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As previously discussed on our blog, in September of 2024, New York passed a law requiring retail employers with 10 or more retail employees anywhere in New York to take certain safeguards to protect employees from workplace...more

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New York State Releases Guidance on Retail Worker Safety Act

The New York Retail Worker Safety Act is now in effect as of June 2, 2025. Following months of anticipation and planning, covered employers in New York State will now have to comply with the act’s workplace violence...more

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New York Releases FAQs, Model Training, and Model Policy for Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Law

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A workplace violence prevention law passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, and amended in February 2025 is set to take effect in part on June 2, 2025. On May...more

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New York Retailers Must Act Now to Comply With New Safety Act: Model Policy and Training Materials Available for Immediate Use

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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

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New York DOL Releases Guidance on the Retail Worker Safety Act

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On May 29, 2025, the New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a template retail workplace violence prevention policy, and model training materials regarding the Retail Worker...more

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Navigating New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act

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Last year, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. The Act will take effect on June 2, after which New York-based retail employers will be faced with new internal policy and training requirements for...more

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New York’s Amended Retail Worker Safety Act To Take Effect on June 2, 2025

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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

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Amendments to New York's Retail Worker Safety Act Employers Must Prepare for

On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers....more

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Implementing NY’s Retail Worker Safety Act: A New Amendment Means Changes for Employers of All Sizes

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Under the recent amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), retail employers have until June 2, 2025, to implement workplace violence prevention programs. Along with modifying the effective date, the amendment...more

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New York Extends Deadline for the Retail Worker Safety Act

New York employers have been preparing their workplace violence prevention policies and training programs in anticipation of the New York Retail Worker Safety Act’s (the Act) March 4, 2025, effective date. However, just 18...more

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Amendment to New York Retail Worker Safety Act Passes State Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

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On February 4, 2025, the New York State Legislature passed an anticipated amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the amendment into law in the coming days....more

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Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Program Signed Into Law

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On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the State’s new Worker Injury Reduction Program into law, which requires covered employers to establish a program to identify and minimize the risks of...more

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