CA Democrats want to make it a crime to prevent crimes.
They're hiding it in workplace violence bill, but the law prohibits employers from risking the safety of employees. It's particularly concerned with employers who allow their employees to stop looters from robbing them blind. Now the law says that an employer cannot tell his employees to attempt to do anything that may be a hazard to their health. That includes looters and active-shooters.
They're hiding it in workplace violence bill, but the law prohibits employers from risking the safety of employees. It's particularly concerned with employers who allow their employees to stop looters from robbing them blind. Now the law says that an employer cannot tell his employees to attempt to do anything that may be a hazard to their health. That includes looters and active-shooters.
The California bill, if enacted in law, would require employers to provide active-shooter training to workers, keep a log of any violent incidents, and allow companies to apply for workplace violence restraining orders.
SB 553 is not targeted at—and does not affect—trained security guards. In fact, the bill highlights the need for dedicated safety personnel.
But Rachel Michelin, president of the California Retailers Association, told Fox 2/KTVU: "This bill goes way too far, number one, where I think it will open the doors even wider for people to come in and steal from our stores."
Bill to stop employees confronting shoplifters passed by California Senate
The proposed law is designed to protect store workers from violence, but retailers have slammed the move as an invitation to thieves "to come in and steal."
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