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New law expands protections for transit workers
- Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill expanding protections for transit workers against assault.
- The law adds transit workers to public employees under heightened penalties for assault.
- Assault now includes the use of bodily substances like saliva or urine.
- Offenders could face 90 days to two-and-a-half years in a house of correction and fines up to $5,000.
- The legislation came after concerns from transit agencies and labor advocates about rising attacks.
- MBTA workers were cited as experiencing multiple assaults in recent periods.
- Supporters say the bill will bolster protections and deter future attacks.
- Speaker Ronald Mariano supported stronger safeguards for transit workers.
- The rollout linked the signing to efforts to keep Massachusetts moving.
- The law addresses the need for accountability amid rising transit violence.
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