"The New York City Council, in a marathon end-of-year meeting that lasted late into the night on December 18, passed the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act, phasing in new minimum pay and benefits standards for this industry in New York City. The legislation, which still must be signed into law by the mayor, was sponsored by Speaker Adrienne Adams and dozens of co-sponsors, and heavily supported by 32BJ SEIU which represents 20,000 security guards"
"It is named for Aland Etienne, a security officer and Brooklyn resident who died in a Midtown mass shooting at 345 Park Ave. in July. Etienne, 46, of Brooklyn, and off-duty NYPD officer Didarul Islam, 36, working a security detail, were killed July 28 in a shooting at 345 Park Ave. Wesley LePatner, 43, a senior managing director at Blackstone, and Julia Hyman, 27, an associate at Rudin Management, which owns the building, also were killed. The shooter then took his own life."
"The legislation was described as an effort to honor Etienne by improving working conditions in his industry, recognize the value of the job and address high turnover. Earlier versions included new training requirements, but this version left existing training requirements in place, while seeking to improve base pay and benefits. Current training standards include eight hours before starting work and obtaining a license, 16 hours on-the-job training within 90 days of employment, and eight hours of annual training."
New York City Council passed the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act, phasing in minimum pay and benefit standards for security guards in New York City. The bill requires the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to enforce wage standards and paid sick and vacation leave. The law is named for Aland Etienne, who died in a July mass shooting at 345 Park Ave that also killed three others. The measure, sponsored by Speaker Adrienne Adams and supported by 32BJ SEIU, aims to reduce high turnover and recognize the value of security work by raising base pay and preserving existing training requirements.
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