On July 6, the New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) published the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard (“Prevention Standard”), a model airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan (“Model...more
As reported in a previous Alert, on May 5, 2021, New York State passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), requiring, among other things, that New York employers adopt airborne infectious disease exposure...more
As employers continue to hone their reopening plans, it is important not to lose sight of ongoing workforce training obligations applicable to in-office and remote employees alike. This includes mandatory New York State and...more
On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), establishing new COVID-19-related mandatory...more
On May 5, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, which will require all workplaces to implement safety standards to prevent the further spread of coronavirus and other...more
The COVID-driven prevalence of remote work arrangements and the expected, widespread post-COVID continuation of this trend raise a major compliance issue for companies: With employees now based in states beyond a company’s...more
An ongoing question amid the pandemic is whether and under what circumstances employees may receive multiple rounds of paid leave under New York’s COVID-19 leave law (the COVID Law). On January 20, 2021, the New York State...more
The New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) program took effect in January 2018 and featured annual increases to its benefit entitlements through 2021. Effective January 1, 2021, the PFL maximum duration to which an employee may be...more
On April 12, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.16, requiring employees of essential businesses who come into close contact with customers and/or the public to wear face coverings. New York joins a growing...more