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.
As mandated by California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), all California employers covered by the workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) law for general industry must establish, implement and maintain an effective WVPP. Employers are not required to use the Cal/OSHA model WVPP, but they may use it as a template.
Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state law regarding employees' ability to store firearms in their vehicles on employer property, effective June 6, 2024.