Tragedy and a lack of workplace safety measures led one Silicon Valley lawmaker to call for tighter regulations to protect employees. State Sen. Dave Cortese’s bill, SB 553, occupational safety: workplace violence took effect this summer. The bill focuses on preventing violent incidents like the 2021 VTA shooting at the hands of an unstable transit employee. The VTA began training employees on its workplace violence prevention plan in mid-July, about a quarter of the workforce is trained. The new law also allows union leaders to file restraining orders against violent people on behalf of employees. Prior law only gave company…
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