Earlier this month, the CDC changed its guidance regarding when fully vaccinated individuals could safely and appropriately be indoors and outdoors without nose and mouth coverings. More recently, OSHA adopted the CDC’s...more
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has created additional health and safety considerations for employers, who as it is, already have a general duty to provide a safe working environment.
As businesses and employers prioritize...more
One year ago, voting leave in New York was expanded to provide three hours of paid voting leave to all employees, regardless of whether they had time outside of work to go to the polls. But this expanded leave was...more
Guidance and forms are now available for employers to use in documenting leave requests and complying with requirements under the new federal and state COVID-19 leave laws.
Federal Families First Coronavirus Response...more
On March 18, 2020, New York State adopted new legislation providing employees subject to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine or isolation order with immediate sick leave, disability benefits and paid family leave. These...more