On March 10, 2021, the Department of Health updated quarantine protocols for people exposed to COVID-19 (the Quarantine Protocols). You may find the Quarantine Protocols here. The Quarantine Protocols do not reflect the most...more
On March 11, 2021, New York announced that quarantine would no longer be required for any domestic travel entering the state as of April 1, 2021. This is a very surprising development, especially given that the state updated...more
On October 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 205.2, which substantially revises the New York State Travel Advisory for domestic travel. The revisions take effect Wednesday, November 4 and do not apply to...more
On October 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Maryland and Arizona to the travel advisory. Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey all meet the criteria to be added to the travel advisory list but were not added because a...more
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York’s “Cluster Action Initiative.” This initiative details New York’s current plans to deal with clusters of COVID-19: by designating red (severe), orange (less severe) and yellow...more
Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo added Puerto Rico to the travel advisory, and removed California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio. There are now a total of 30 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel...more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia to the travel advisory, and removed Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. There are now a total of 35 states and U.S. jurisdictions...more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Guam and removed Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana from the travel advisory. There are now a total of 31 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel advisory....more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York has placed restrictions on many facets of our daily lives. For example, as we have reported previously, under the applicable executive orders, gatherings are limited to 50...more
As New York moves Forward, the pace of new information—whether it is from guidance documents, executive orders or press releases—has not slowed. It is difficult to keep track of what is out there and examine where things may...more
The Governor has issued Executive Order 202.16, which requires all businesses or entities to provide “face coverings” to employees when those employees are “in direct contact with customers and members of the public.”...more
Gov. Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.14 on April 7, with several important actions worth highlighting. First, this order extends all prior Executive Orders that have not already been extended by other Executive Orders. The...more
In his daily press briefing, Governor Cuomo stated this morning that all non-essential businesses will be required to reduce their workplace staffs to zero. He stated that this will be enforced. Violations of the workplace...more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.6 late on March 18. Under the order, effective as of March 20 at 8 p.m., all businesses and not-for-profit entities are to use any telecommuting or work from home...more
In light of the significant concerns regarding COVID-19, federal agencies have authorized emergency waivers and relaxed standards pertaining to data privacy/security and reimbursement for telehealth services. ...more