With coronavirus transmission rates again rising rapidly, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on November 30 the state’s “Winter Plan” to combat COVID-19. This plan builds on the “Micro-Cluster Strategy” set forth in...more
On June 24, 2020, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced that travelers entering their states from certain states with high positive coronavirus test rates must quarantine for 14 days. The tri-state...more
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New York has adopted a phased approach, by region and by sector, to the relaxation of the workplace restriction orders that first took effect on March 15. As part of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan, on May 28 and May 29,...more
More than six weeks after ordering most employers to reduce or eliminate staff working on-site, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently outlined the state’s plan to relax workplace restrictions in phases by industry and...more
New York State is the epicenter of the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic, and its response has been arguably more sweeping and aggressive than any other state in the nation. In preparation for the potential emergency, on March 3, at...more
In legislative language accompanying his proposed budget, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proposes to significantly expand the powers of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), the state’s banking and insurance...more