Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, has signed a bill into law mandating that hotels in the state with 100 or more rooms must provide staff with panic buttons. The legislation comes into effect from January. It followed a report that said sexual harassment was rampant in the hospitality sector, and revealed nine in 10 workers had experienced at least one incident in their careers.
Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, has signed a bill into law mandating that hotels in the state with 100 or more rooms must provide staff with panic buttons. The legislation comes into effect from January 2020. It followed a report that said sexual harassment was rampant in the hospitality sector, and revealed nine in 10 workers had experienced at least one incident in their careers.