PA SB976

Hotels with at least 100 guest rooms must provide employee safety devices (two-way radios or electronic devices) at no cost to employees working alone in guest rooms, allowing them to summon immediate assistance for crimes, threats of sexual assault or violence, or emergencies.

Employees who activate safety devices may cease work and leave the area without adverse action; employers must immediately reassign the affected employee away from the offending guest's room for the duration of their stay with no loss of hours or wages.

Hotels must notify other employees of incident locations and provide a partner employee, manager, or security person when servicing rooms where alleged incidents occurred.

Penalties include a warning letter for first violations and administrative fines up to $5,000 for each subsequent violation, collected by the Department of Labor and Industry.

The law does not apply to workplaces covered by collective bargaining agreements that already address employee safety devices or safety procedures, and takes effect one year after enactment.