K 383: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York

 Assembly Resolution No. 383 BY: M. of A. Cruz MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize officially as Workplace Violence Prevention Month with the goal of increasing awareness to prevent and combat workplace violence; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and WHEREAS, Every individual deserves a workplace that is free from the threat of violence, fostering safety and stability within our local communities; and WHEREAS, Healthcare workers, whom the federal government reports are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than employees in all other industries, deserve a secure and violence-free workplace environment; and WHEREAS, April is federally acknowledged as Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, emphasizing the national commitment to this crucial cause; and WHEREAS, Everyone is entitled to a workplace free of violence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York; the New York American College of Emergency Physicians; the New York State Emergency Nurses Association; and the American Nurses Association of New York.