Tag: law
How Proposition 36 Could Shape In-Store Safety and Accountability
Effective December 18, Proposition 36 introduces a nuanced approach to handling offenses, balancing stricter accountability with opportunities for rehabilitation.
Retailers Must Adapt to Changing Privacy Laws
While still a patchwork in the United States, the enactment of citizen-inspired privacy laws to counter the proliferation of rampant data generation and collection is moving fast and taking off, putting the onus on businesses, including retailers, to ready internal protocols and systems to ensure compliance.
New Law Targeting Retail Theft Goes into Effect in Pennsylvania
State Senator David Argall sponsored the bill in 2023, saying that 54 percent of small business owners across Pennsylvania have seen an increase in shoplifting within the past year.
What You Need to Know Before Arbitration and Why Your Report Matters
According to current statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a total of 67,448 wrongful termination charges were filed in 2020.
Mitigating the Risk of Auto-Pedestrian Collisions in Parking Lots
Most states impose a legal duty on property owners and managers to eliminate or at least mitigate “foreseeable” dangerous conditions present in retail parking lots.
New Orleans Reverses Decision to Ban Facial Recognition as Murder Rate Rises
New Orleans, which led the nation in murders halfway through the year, is only the latest jurisdiction where lawmakers are rethinking blanket bans and seeking to establish rules instead.
Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert on Organized Retail Crime
To gain more perspective, we recently sat down with one of the best in the business. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert is a career prosecutor with thirty-one years of law enforcement experience.