(Podcast) California Employment News: Breaking Down Los Angeles’ Fair Work Week Ordinance
California Employment News: Breaking Down Los Angeles’ Fair Work Week Ordinance
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
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
As the new Administration has emphasized that federal deregulation is a priority, it is expected that many states will step into the anticipated void left by federal labor agencies such as OSHA. Not surprisingly, New York is...more
New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a...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
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
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
In a significant move towards enhancing workplace safety for retail workers, the New York State Assembly recently passed the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” which aims to mitigate workplace violence. This legislation, formally...more