The New York Retail Worker Safety Act, passed on September 4, 2024, is a new law aimed at enhancing the safety of retail ...

On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act  (the "Act") into law. The Act, which takes ...

and panic buttons will need to be accessible or operational in New York locations by January 1, 2027. The new law stipulates that a retail store is one that “sells consumer commodities at ...

"Retail workers should not go to work every day in fear, this law goes a long way toward ending that." Here's what to know. In a certain section of the act, access to panic buttons in New York ...

Under the new law, companies with 50 or more retail employees must install panic buttons, which the legislation defines as “a physical button that when pressed immediately dispatches local law ...

NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law that requires retailers with more than 500 employees to install panic buttons in all locations in the state by ...