October 1, 2024 | Mark Hudson

CEP Magazine ─ In a new bylined article, Elissa Rossi, Vice President of Compliance Services at Traliant, addresses California’s new workplace violence prevention law and employers’ responsibility to protect their employees by providing a safe work environment.  

“While California’s workplace violence prevention law is a proactive strategy to enhance safety, it also creates a sense of urgency for employers in other states to develop similar plans.”  ─ Elissa Rossi, Vice President of Compliance Services at Traliant 

Citing a Traliant survey of 1,000 employees nationwide, Rossi said that 90% of respondents believe other states should adopt workplace violence prevention policies and training like California’s law, enacted July 1,2024. On September 4, New York passed a similar workplace protection law ─ the NY Retail Worker Safety Act ─ which applies to state retail businesses with at least 10 employees. 

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