The Fiscal Year 2025 enacted budget will significantly change the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a program of self-directed home care that allows seniors and individuals with disabilities to hire their...more
On Tuesday, August 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo notified the people of New York that he would be resigning as governor, effective August 24, 2021. This resignation follows the publication last week of the report by the Attorney...more
On March 10, 2021, the Department of Health updated quarantine protocols for people exposed to COVID-19 (the Quarantine Protocols). You may find the Quarantine Protocols here. The Quarantine Protocols do not reflect the most...more
On March 11, 2021, New York announced that quarantine would no longer be required for any domestic travel entering the state as of April 1, 2021. This is a very surprising development, especially given that the state updated...more
On December 26, 2020, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) updated its mandatory quarantine requirements (the Quarantine Advisory) for people who have been exposed to COVID-19 but do not develop symptoms....more
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has updated its regulations for annual assessments of health care personnel. Effective December 16, 2020, health care personnel in certain facilities will no longer be required to...more
There have been significant changes to New York’s cluster action initiative. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has changed the metrics for designating a cluster zone and changed the applicable restrictions in cluster zones. Additionally, the...more
There have been significant changes to New York’s cluster action initiative. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has updated the already-existing cluster zones and added new cluster zones in the Bronx, Queens and the Hudson Valley, as well as...more
On November 12, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.74. This executive order has wide-reaching implications as New York experiences a rise in COVID-19 infections. First, it limits when people may be at bars,...more
There have been significant changes to New York’s cluster action initiative. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has updated guidance about how cluster zones are designated and how the cluster zone designation may be changed. Further, the...more
New York’s travel advisory has been substantially altered during the past two weeks. On October 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 205.2, which revised the New York State Travel Advisory for domestic travel. On...more
On October 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 205.2, which substantially revises the New York State Travel Advisory for domestic travel. The revisions take effect Wednesday, November 4 and do not apply to...more
On October 27, Governor Andrew Cuomo added California to the travel advisory. Massachusetts meets the criteria to be added to the travel advisory list but was not added because a quarantine would be nearly impossible to...more
There has been considerable confusion about how New York’s travel advisory applies to international workers, especially regular commuters traveling to work in New York from Canada. On October 21, Bond attorneys Hermes...more
This week has brought some major changes to New York’s cluster action initiative. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released guidance about how cluster zones are designated and how the cluster zone designation may be changed. Further,...more
On October 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Maryland and Arizona to the travel advisory. Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey all meet the criteria to be added to the travel advisory list but were not added because a...more
This has been a busy week regarding New York’s travel advisory. On October 13, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Virginia, Michigan and Ohio to the travel advisory. There are now a total of 38 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted...more
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York’s “Cluster Action Initiative.” This initiative details New York’s current plans to deal with clusters of COVID-19: by designating red (severe), orange (less severe) and yellow...more
Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo added Puerto Rico to the travel advisory, and removed California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio. There are now a total of 30 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel...more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia to the travel advisory, and removed Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. There are now a total of 35 states and U.S. jurisdictions...more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Alaska and Montana to the travel advisory. There are now a total of 33 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel advisory. Individuals coming into New York, New Jersey and...more
Since August 24, gyms in New York could begin to reopen for indoor exercise. The gym reopening guidance (the Guidance) may be found here. This reopening has generated a lot of questions. Below, we cover some frequently asked...more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Guam and removed Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana from the travel advisory. There are now a total of 31 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel advisory....more
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo added Alaska and Delaware to the travel advisory. There are now a total of 35 states and U.S. jurisdictions impacted by the travel advisory. Individuals coming into New York, New Jersey and...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York has placed restrictions on many facets of our daily lives. For example, as we have reported previously, under the applicable executive orders, gatherings are limited to 50...more