On January 17, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed Executive Budget for fiscal year 2025. The Budget includes appropriation bills and other legislation required to carry out budgetary recommendations...more
Imagine one of your employees (let’s call her Sarah) recently contracted COVID-19, as so many workers have in the past two years. Unlike your other employees, however, Sarah’s symptoms did not subside after a few weeks....more
In response to questions from employers and employees alike regarding when COVID-19 constitutes a disability for purposes of the nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodations provisions of the Americans with Disabilities...more
For almost two years now, employers have been tackling the issues surrounding COVID-19. Not surprisingly most questions centered on COVID-19-specific leave, OSHA reporting requirements, and vaccines. Now, the EEOC has chimed...more
On April 6, 2021, the total number of COVID-19-related employment complaints filed in United States courts passed the 2,000 mark. Although it took eight months to reach the first 1,000 complaints (March–November 2020), it...more
UPDATE: This Alert has been updated to include guidance on what businesses will be considered "essential" and exempt under Governor Cuomo's Executive Order mandating a 75 percent reduction in workforce. See the section below...more