Amid the recent wave of sexual harassment allegations in Hollywood, two California lawmakers introduced a bill that would require hotel employers to provide “panic buttons” to staff so they can summon help in potentially dangerous situations involving hotel guests.
The California bill, introduced Wednesday by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) and co-authored with Assemblyman Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), would be the first of its kind, according to CNBC. In addition to panic buttons, it would also require hotels to impose a three-year ban on any guest found guilty of harassment on the property.