XLP - Walmart's Worker Safety Debate - False Alarms and Cost Concerns Clash with New Legislation | Benzinga
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) has opposed the New York legislature’s new law requiring store panic buttons to enhance retail worker safety.
The New York State Senate recently passed legislation mandating large retail chains, including Walmart, to install easily accessible panic buttons or provide wearable or mobile-phone-activated ones for employees.
This law, a response to increasing threats of theft and violence, awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature after passing the state Assembly, Reuters reported.
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Retail groups criticize the law due ...