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On December 28, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). The HERO Act was signed into law on May 5, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...more
New York employers seeking further relaxation of COVID-19 mitigation protocols after the recent lifting of a statewide mask mandate will have to wait. The designation of the virus as a “highly contagious communicable disease...more
As we have previously explained, pursuant to Section 1 of the NY HERO Act, employers were required to prepare an airborne infectious disease exposure plan, and implement such plans when the New York State Commissioner of...more
The New York State Acting Commissioner of Health has extended the designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the NY HERO Act until February...more
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) extended its designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health...more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released proposed regulations related to the New York HERO Act's workplace safety committee requirements. As detailed in our prior advisories, Section 2 of the HERO Act...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) issued the long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) regarding the workplace safety committees that are required by the New York HERO Act (HERO Act)....more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released long-awaited proposed rules for the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (also known as the HERO Act) addressing joint labor-management workplace safety...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued a proposed rule regarding workplace safety committees under the HERO Act. As we have previously reported, the HERO Act requires all employers in...more
On December 15, 2021, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) extended its designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health through January...more
On October 31, 2021, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) extended its designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health through December...more
On September 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) extended its designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health through...more
New York employers must continue to implement their airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plans through at least October 31, thanks to the Commissioner of Health’s recent under-the-radar designation that COVID-19...more
On September 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) released an updated set of frequently asked questions on the HERO Act. As we previously reported, the HERO Act requires all employers in New York to...more
On September 9, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued FAQs for New York employers on the New York HERO Act (the “Act”). As detailed in our previous two client alerts on the Act and the model...more
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
...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
As we wrote about here, the New York HERO Act requires employers to develop a safety plan to address airborne infectious diseases. On September 6, Kathy Hochul, who replaced scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo as state governor,...more
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
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that COVID-19 has been designated as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New York State’s...more
On September 6, 2021, the New York State commissioner of health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease, thereby triggering certain requirements under the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO)...more
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
New York recently passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”), which requires private employers to develop and implement a health and safety plan targeting the spread of future airborne infectious...more
After passing the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO ACT), the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued its “Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.” The NY HERO ACT mandates that...more
On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act) into law. As discussed in an earlier BakerHostetler post, this law mandates extensive new workplace health and safety...more