The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 19, 2025 that it was eliminating 11 separate previously issued guidance documents concerning compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The basis of...more
3/31/2025
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New York City has made significant changes to its Key to NYC mandatory vaccination requirements for indoor dining, gyms and entertainment venues. As of December 14, 2021, children between the ages of five and eleven must show...more
12/15/2021
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New York City’s Key to NYC mandate for indoor dining, gyms and entertainment venues is now in effect. Below are the requirements of the mandate as set forth in the various Executive Orders that have been issued, as well as in...more
10/6/2021
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Yet again, New York City has updated the requirements of the Key to NYC vaccination mandate for indoor dining, fitness and entertainment venues. On August 20, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued Emergency Executive Order No....more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued guidance for businesses on the accommodations they must provide employees and customers in response to New York City’s “Key to NYC” mandatory vaccination requirements...more
8/19/2021
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New York City has continued to update the “Key to NYC" requirements since the initial Executive Order was published August 16, 2021. After we released our prior alert discussing the “Key to NYC” mandatory vaccination...more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an Executive Order on August 16, 2021 setting forth the requirements of the “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate that was announced earlier this month for indoor dining, gyms and...more
8/17/2021
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New York State continues its phased reopening with upstate areas now entering Phase 2. As it did when areas reopened under Phase 1 of New York’s reopening plan, New York State has issued guidelines for the industries that are...more