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.

  • regul [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    18 days ago

    stiffer penalties have negligible effect on crime

    actually getting caught does

    Louisiana is the most incarcerated state in the nation (which makes it one of, if not the, most-incarcerated place on earth). Longer sentences just means more people in jail for longer to pick cotton at Angola.

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      18 days ago

      stiffer penalties have negligible effect on crime

      on petty interpersonal crime and heat of the moment rages. I’m all for legal torturous deaths for financial criminals or the Sacklers.