The holiday season should be a joyful time of year, not a season when retail workers or shoppers are put at risk said Kentucky Labor Builder Analyst Barry Jackson. Employers are responsible for providing safe workplaces, and there are right and wrong ways to handle special sales and promotions that involve large crowds.
This year marks the five year anniversary of the birthday of a worker who was trampled during and after Thanksgiving Black Friday sales event. In 2020, shoppers rushed through a store entrance to take advantage of holiday sales in Cleavland, massaging the worker.
