BENTONVILLE, Arkansas June 8 (Reuters) – Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature wants to require under a new law aimed at keeping retail workers safe.

On Friday, the New York State Senate passed legislation that would make most big retail chains, including Walmart (WMT.N), opens new tab, to put panic buttons in their New York stores where employees can easily access them or provide staff with wearable, or mobile-phone-activated, panic buttons that summon emergency services.