Half of retail and grocery workers witnessed a theft or attempted theft in their stores from October 2022 through mid-April 2023, according to research from learning provider Axonify.

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently proclaimed June as Worker Safety Month as part of her continued commitment to keep New Yorkers safe while on the job. According to a press release from the ...

A new law meant to boost on-the-job safety among retail workers across New York goes into effect this week following an uptick in reports of harassment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Retail ...

New safety requirements for retail employers in New York, including training and emergency alert systems, take effect under the newly implemented Retail Worker Safety Act.

In February 2025, Governor Hochul signed an amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act extending the effective date of some of its provisions to June 2, 2025.

As we explained in a previous blog post, last fall, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (NYRWSA) into law, obligating employers to provide certain safety measures ...

A majority of workers – and especially those in retail – are looking to make a career change.

Prior to the amendments, the effective date of the Retail Worker Safety Act's requirement for retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence was March 3, 2025.

On February 14, 2025, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act, initially set to take effect March 4, 2025, was amended (S.B.740), and the new effective date moved to June 2, 2025.

Retail businesses have applied to the national workplace regulator – to introduce the option of four-day work weeks, for full-time workers. It comes as part of Fair Work’s wide-reaching review ...

Increasingly, retail workers are turning to unions to advocate for better pay and benefits with Amazon, Starbucks and Costco on the frontlines.