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NYDOL Clarifies Face Covering Requirements Under NY HERO Act

On the evening of Feb. 9, 2022, the NYS Department of Labor updated its Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans again. Earlier on the same day, New York Gov. Hochul announced an end to the statewide mask...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NYSDOL Addresses Face Coverings in Fully Vaccinated Workplaces

On September 23, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) updated its Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). As detailed in our...more

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NY HERO Act Plans ACTIVATED – Employer Action Required - September 2021

...The New York State Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health.” This means that the HERO Act’s many requirements...more

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NY HERO Act Update: DOL Publishes Revised Model Protocol, Clarifies that Fully-Vaccinated Workforces Need Not Mask

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The New York Department of Labor published a revised Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan, which provides that workforces that are fully vaccinated need not mask under the HERO Act....more

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New York Employers Must Activate HERO Act Workplace Safety Plans

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On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York Health and Essential Rights...more

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NY HERO Act Plans ACTIVATED – Employer Action Required

The New York State Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health.” This means that the HERO Act’s many requirements are...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New York Designates COVID-19 An Airborne Infectious Disease, Triggering HERO Act Safety Plan Requirements

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On September 6, 2021, New York state’s commissioner of health designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New York state’s HERO Act (the Act)....more

Epstein Becker & Green

All New York HERO Act Safety Plans Must Be Placed Into Effect: Health Screening, Physical Distancing, and Mask Wearing to Be...

On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has designated COVID-19 a serious public health risk under the NY HERO Act (“HERO Act”). As we have previously reported, the HERO Act, which was signed...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Employers Must Implement Disease Exposure Prevention Plan Pursuant To NY Hero Act

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On September 6, 2021, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease under the state's HERO Act. This designation requires New York employers to implement their workplace...more

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New York DOL Releases Model Plans Under HERO Act

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Q: I understand the NY DOL recently released model plans for the NY HERO Act. What do employers need to do to comply?...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NY HERO Act for Infectious Disease Prevention is on the Horizon for Employers

On July 6, 2021, pursuant to the New York Health Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) published a (1) Minimum Standard and (2) Model Plan for airborne infectious disease exposure...more

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New York Department of Labor Releases Model Workplace Health & Safety Standards

As explained in our previous alert, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) into law on May 5, 2021, requiring employers in New York to implement workplace health and safety plans to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Releases New Guidance on Implementation of the HERO Act

On May 5, 2021, New York enacted the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act (“the Act”), which is aimed at curbing the spread of airborne infectious diseases in the workplace. Our coverage of the HERO Act...more

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NY Department Of Labor Publishes Model Employment Protocols In Accordance With The NY HERO Act To Prevent Disease

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As we recently blogged, New York recently enacted the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), which imposes new health and safety standards and obligations on employers throughout the State. On June 11, 2021,...more

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New York Releases Model Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plans

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As set forth in our March 15, 2021 alert and April 23, 2021 alert, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) requires almost all employers in the state to adopt a health and safety plan to protect workers from...more

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NY Puts Employers on Front Lines in Fight Against Airborne Infectious Diseases

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Summary - New York’s HERO Act, which goes into effect on June 4, 2021, will require all New York employers to implement permanent protections against airborne infectious diseases in the workplace. Employers can either...more

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New York’s HERO Act About To Hit The Streets With New Safety And Labor Obligations For Employers

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The initial effective date of June 4, 2021, for New York’s HERO Act (“HERO”) is rapidly approaching, and soon all employers in New York will be required to adopt and implement model airborne infectious disease standards to be...more

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New York State Enacts The NY HERO Act

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New York has passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”), which is set to go into effect on June 4, 2021. The NY HERO Act strives to protect workers from airborne diseases, whether they be COVID-19 or...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

NY Hero Act Update: Governor Cuomo Signs Bill But Promises Amendments

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On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”), a first-of-its kind law designed to protect against the spread of airborne infectious diseases in the workplace. But his...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York HERO Act Mandates New COVID-19 Workplace Protections and Joint Labor-Management Workplace Safety Committees

The New York Legislature has passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act ("HERO Act"), NY State Senate Bill S1034B, which requires all New York employers to implement certain health and safety standards and to adopt a...more

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New York set to require new workplace health and safety protections

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On April 21, 2021, both houses of the New York Legislature announced passage of the NY Hero Act, which will require employers to implement extensive new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19...more

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New York’s HERO Act To Impose New Workplace Health And Safety Protections

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The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), which requires employers to implement new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is on its way to becoming law. Both houses...more

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