{"id":2835,"date":"2024-09-11T17:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caloshadefensereport.com\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:26:19","slug":"new-york-follows-californias-lead-in-workplace-violence-prevention-more-states-expected-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/calosha-defense-report\/new-york-follows-californias-lead-in-workplace-violence-prevention-more-states-expected-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Follows California\u2019s Lead in Workplace Violence Prevention, More States Expected to Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rachel Conn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Chavez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We have written extensively on this blog about California taking the lead in implementing the first workplace violence rule in the country for general industry, requiring nearly all California employers (unless they fall under one of the limited exemptions) to establish, implement, and maintain an \u201ceffective\u201d written workplace violence prevention plan, investigate every incident workplace violence (broadly defined), create and maintain violent incident logs, conduct annual employee and supervisor training, and abide by additional recordkeeping requirements. For more information about the California law, check out our blog<\/a> and webinar<\/a> on the topic.<\/p>\n

As we often see after California adopts a new law, other states follow. On September 4, 2024, New York followed suit with Governor Kathy Hochul signing into law the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358C<\/a>\/A8947C<\/a>), a measure designed to enhance the safety of retail workers and address the growing concerns of workplace violence in retail environments. Employers will need to have a workplace violence plan in place and employees trained by March 3, 2025, 180 days after its enactment. By January 1, 2027, employers with 500 or more retail employees nationwide will be required to provide access to panic buttons throughout the workplace or equip each employee with a wearable or mobile, company-issued panic button. For more information on this new New York law, see our blog<\/a> on the topic.<\/p>\n

We expect to see more states follow New York in adopting workplace violence prevention laws and using the California law as a blueprint.<\/p>\n

What States Already Require<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick overview of some examples of other workplace violence prevention regulations already in place across various states:<\/p>\n