Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 15, 2021, Governor Cuomo announced that the State would be rolling back much of the industry-specific COVID-19 guidance as the State has hit its goal of a 70% adult vaccination rate, as discussed in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following Governor Cuomo’s announcement on June 7, 2021 that the State would be rolling back much of the industry-specific guidance upon hitting a 70% vaccination rate, as discussed in more detail here,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With no fanfare or effective means of publication, New York adopted an emergency regulation, effective May 26, 2021, implementing the latest CDC guidance on face coverings, with certain key exceptions....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont have been actively reviewing and easing their state’s respective COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 19, New Jersey released additional guidance for employers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in support of mandatory vaccines, subject to religious and medical exemptions....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) has released FAQs on the State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Law, which went into effect on March 12, 2021. The FAQs address a number of issues that were unclear...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, on Friday, March 12, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed New York State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Bill into law. The law took immediate effect and will expire on December 31, 2022....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, the New York State Legislature passed a bill that would require employers to provide every employee a paid leave of absence for each COVID-19 vaccine injection they receive. The paid...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As part of Governor Cuomo’s New York Forward plan, New York State has issued guidance for “Phase Four” industries,” which include higher education, low-risk outdoor arts & entertainment, low-risk indoor...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey extends its Family Leave Act, disability and paid family leave laws by offering leave to employees to care for a family member in the event of an epidemic of a communicable disease, or in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s paid sick leave law, applicable to employers of all sizes, goes into effect on September 30, 2020, permitting employees to use sick leave beginning January 1, 2021.
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State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: Expanding beyond COVID-19, New York State has enacted statewide paid sick leave. The bill mandates sick leave for employers of all sizes, and goes into effect 180 days after enactment. This bill was...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The law requiring New York employers to provide leave for certain employees affected by COVID-19 went into effect on March 18. The State has released updated FAQs that provide some clarification on the law....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo has announced agreement on a law requiring New York employers to provide sick leave to eligible employees, as well as various forms of paid and unpaid leave for employees affected by...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo has signed the bill requiring New York employers to provide leave for certain employees affected by COVID-19. But the portion of the bill providing for statewide paid sick leave has been...more