Louisiana’s ‘Behind the Counter Protection Act’: What Retail and Food-Service Employers Need to Know
ogletree.com
On May 22, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law legislation providing employees in customer-facing roles with stronger protections against violence at work. The new law expands employee protections and enhances criminal penalties for violence against retail or food-service workers.

Surprisingly this was written by a REPUBLICAN. Not what I’d expect but hey, if it means next time some lady threatens to stab a Starbucks barista for not putting enough caramel in her Frappuccino she gets fined out the ass I’m for it.

  • Dimmer06 [he/him,comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    18 days ago

    I’m for anything that protects customer facing workers. It would be better to mandate direct compensation for any harmed workers though and not just punishment for perpetrators.