On March 3, 2021, the New York State Senate and Assembly advanced new legislation to address concerns regarding the coequal treatment of the legislative branch in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
On February 25, 2021, the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate convened their annual Health and Medicaid hearing on the proposed Executive Budget, which was previously scheduled to take place February 5, 2021....more
On February 24, 2021, the New York State Assembly and Senate, along with the director of the Division of the Budget, held the 2021 Economic & Revenue Consensus Forecasting Conference Meeting to examine analyses of economic...more
Earlier this year, New York State enacted a paid sick leave requirement for employers statewide. All employers are required, as of September 30, 2020, to begin recording accruals for paid sick leave for every employee....more
On August 13, the New York State Division of Budget (NYSDOB) released its first-quarter (Q1) updates to the state fiscal year (SFY) 2020-21 financial plan, providing some of the first clear indicators of the state’s financial...more
Extension of the Disaster Emergency, Consolidated Renewals and New Reporting Requirements -
To support COVID-19 response efforts, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued more than 60 Executive Orders that temporarily...more
This morning, Governor Cuomo announced that under current infection rates and conditions, school districts in compliance with New York State Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) guidance would be...more
This year’s New York State legislative session has been unprecedented due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent protests surrounding racial justice, and the impacts of those monumental events on public health, our...more
New York State has released guidance for both essential businesses that have been open and nonessential businesses preparing to reopen in Phase 2 eligible regions, as authorized by Governor Cuomo. The guidance is applicable...more
On May 11, 2020, New York State submitted a COVID-19 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), leveraging the opportunity to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as...more
This week, the Governor’s office in New York began to outline initial steps toward a phased, regional plan, titled New York Forward, for the state’s reopening in the wake of its initial shutdown response to the COVID-19...more
Editor’s Note: The proposed New York Health Act, which would establish a single-payer healthcare system for New York State, has been the focus of substantially more serious consideration following the midterm elections and...more