Skip to content

Retail Worker Safety Act Effective June 2, 2025

Retail Worker Safety Act Effective June 2, 2025

May 30, 2025

The Department of Labor is focusing on education throughout the rest of this year rather than enforcement.

The Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), passed in 2024, requires all retailers who employ 10 or more employees in New York State to adopt a retail workplace violence prevention policy, either their own policy that meets the requirements of the law or adopt the ​New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) Model Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Policy. A model policy is available on NYS DOL’s website for employer use and customization.

Additionally, employers with 10 or more retail employees must provide workplace violence prevention training to all existing employees, and future employees upon hire. After the initial training, employers with 50 or more retail employees are required to provide retail workplace violence prevention training once a year, while employers with 49 or fewer retail employees must provide training every two years, and employees must also be provided with a written version of the training.

Employers have until June 2, 2025, to implement and administer policy and training programs required by the law; however, since this information was made available late, the Dept. of Labor is focusing on education throughout the rest of this year rather than enforcement.

For details on New York State Department of Labor’s Model Training​​ and Policy, please visit: https://dol.ny.gov/retail-worker-safety

Get to know NFIB

NFIB is a member-driven organization advocating on behalf of small and independent businesses nationwide.

Receive our newsletter and email notification
Knowledge is power. Let us help you stay informed with breaking legislative news, regulatory updates, business tips, and more.

Related Articles

Federal Buildings; Stock Images; U.S. Supreme Court; US Supreme Court; United States Supreme Court; SCOTUS
June 27, 2025
Supreme Court Fails to Limit Unaccountable Delegations of Power
NFIB is discouraged by the decision today in the case Federal Communication…
Read More
June 25, 2025
Ohio Legislative Update: Summer 2025
Learn about NFIB’s testimony on important legislation being considered
Read More
Harrisburg - State Capitol Building
June 25, 2025
ICYMI: NFIB PA State Director Appeared on PCN
Greg Moreland discussed legislation to increase the minimum wage
Read More
June 24, 2025
Post-2025-Session Report on the Hawaii Legislature
NFIB succeeded in stopping many bills that would have harmed small business
Read More

© 2001 - 2025 National Federation of Independent Business. All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Accessibility