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Bill to expand transit-worker protections and clarify systemwide restraining orders debated
Summary
AB 394 would extend enhanced penalties for battery and clarify use of temporary restraining orders (TROs) to cover transit workers beyond operators and allow systemwide application; transit agencies and unions backed the measure while ACLU and civil-rights groups warned of long, systemwide bans and punitive penalties.
Assemblymember Wilson presented AB 394, which would clarify California law to ensure enhanced battery penalties apply to all transit employees and to clarify that employers and labor representatives may seek temporary restraining orders (TROs) on behalf of transit workers. He also said the bill would permit TROs to be enforced systemwide across vehicles, stations and facilities to prevent repeat offenses.
"California's transit workers are essential personnel...they and our system riders are increasingly targeted by assault and harassment," Wilson said. "AB 394 takes several key steps to address…
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