Hotel Worker Panic Button Law Being Debated

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hotels will need to provide maids and other workers with panic buttons if a proposed bill becomes law.
Assembly Bill 1761 would require hotel workers to have panic buttons when they enter guest rooms alone. The button, which would be free, would allow the worker to call for help if he or she is in danger, witnesses a crime, or observes an emergency.
Employees who are the victims of violent or sexual assault, or sexual harassment, would also get paid time off in order t