A8947 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.
- Title
- Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- Signed by Governor
- Latest action date
- 2024-09-05
- Introduced
- 2024-01-30
- Active version
- A8947C
- Same as
- S8358
- Law section
- Labor Law
Sponsors
- Karines Reyes Assembly Member, District 87
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
- Alex Bores Assembly Member, District 73
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
Heard in committee
- Codes NY State Assembly committee
- Labor NY State Assembly committee
- Ways and Means NY State Assembly committee
- Rules NY State Senate committee
Same as
- S8358 (2023-24 session) NY State bill
Substituted for
- S8358 (2023-24 session) NY State bill