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NY A01678
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karines Reyes
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AI Summary
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Modifies the Retail Worker Safety Act to replace "panic buttons" that contact 911 with "silent response buttons" that alert a security officer, manager, or supervisor for immediate assistance during emergencies
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Reduces training frequency for employers with fewer than 50 retail employees from annual training to once every two years after initial hire
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Changes the threshold for providing silent response buttons from employers with 500+ retail employees nationwide to 500+ retail employees statewide
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Requires the Department of Labor to provide policy and training templates in the 12 most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in New York, based on U.S. Census Bureau data
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Extends the effective date of the original 2024 workplace violence prevention law from 180 days to 270 days after enactment, with the silent response button requirement taking effect January 1, 2027
Legislative Description
Updates requirements for retail worker employers when developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence; clarifies certain provisions of the retail worker safety act.
Last Action
substituted by s740
2/4/2025