Beginning in March 2025, New York employers with 10 or more retail employees will be required to take measures to prevent and prepare for workplace violence.
If signed into law, the Retail Worker Safety Act would require employers with 10 or more retail employees to adopt violence-prevention policies; establish violence-prevention training programs; and, in the case of large retailers, provide access to panic buttons.
Claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continue to lead class action filings in 2023, while actions for data breaches and privacy violations have surged, according to a recent report on class action lawsuits.
Most employers in California will soon be required to develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan under a new law - the first of its kind in the United States.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now temporarily available to affected Florida businesses and residents who are not eligible for regular state or federal reemployment assistance benefits.
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