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Retail Worker Safety Act: New York Takes Action to Protect Employees

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Last week, New York enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act. Now, retail employers with ten or more employees will be required to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Furthermore, it directs the...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

New York’s Highest Court Weighs in on N.Y. Labor Law

N.Y. Labor Law § 241(6) requires owners and contractors to provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety to persons employed at or lawfully frequenting a construction site. If a worker is injured on a construction...more

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NYC to Consider Indoor Air Quality Regulations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 pandemic and wildfire smoke shrouding the skies over the East Coast this summer have drawn more attention to indoor air quality, leading the New York City Council to propose indoor air quality...more

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New York State to Follow CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantines and Isolations

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On September 14, 2022, the New York State Department of Health updated its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation webpage to remove earlier written COVID-19 guidance and tables dated May 31, 2022 (the “May Guidance”). The webpage...more

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Drop the Mask: NY No Longer Requires Proof of Vaccination or Masks for Most Businesses, but Employers’ Obligations May Not End...

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On February 9, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state is largely discontinuing the mandate that businesses require proof of vaccination or masks to enter the premises. The mandate will remain in...more

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Governor Hochul Lifts New York State Indoor Mask Mandate

On February 9, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate will expire on February 10, 2022. Governor Hochul noted that while the statewide mandate has been lifted, counties, cities, and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New York State Enacts Expanded Masking Requirements

On December 10, following an earlier announcement by the Governor, the Department of Health (DOH) issued a Commissioner’s Determination and an expanded FAQ on indoor masking pursuant to authority under New York State...more

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Back to Basics: New York State Mandates Masks in Indoor Public Places

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On December 10, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that face masks must be worn in all indoor public places in New York State, effective December 13, 2021.  This measure was taken in response to a notable surge in...more

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The Time Has Now Arrived: New York ‎Designates COVID-19 as an Airborne ‎Infectious Disease Under ‎the HERO Act, Requiring...

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The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (commonly referred to as the “HERO Act”), which was enacted in May 2021, requires all New York employers to adopt a workplace safety plan for all airborne infectious diseases and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Picking Up the “Key to NYC”: New Vaccination Regulations Now Effective for New York City Employers

On August 3, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the “Key to NYC” program (“Key to NYC” or the “Program”), which implemented new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employees and patrons of certain...more

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New York HERO Act Requires Urgent Employer Action

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On May 5, 2021, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”) into law. The NY HERO Act requires extensive workplace health and safety...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

HERO Act Imposes New Requirements On New York Employers

As explained more fully below, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act1 (“HERO Act” or the “Act”) requires private employers to create a written plan (the “Plan”) to minimize or eliminate occupational exposure to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York Approves Amendments to HERO Act

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation making amendments to certain provisions of the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). As detailed in our prior advisories, the HERO Act, which...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Imposes New Workplace Safety Measures with Passage of the HERO Act

On May 5, 2021, New York enacted the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act ("the Act"), which amends the New York Labor Law, adding two sections aimed at curbing the spread of airborne infectious diseases...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York HERO Act Mandates New COVID-19 Workplace Protections and Joint Labor-Management Workplace Safety Committees

The New York Legislature has passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act ("HERO Act"), NY State Senate Bill S1034B, which requires all New York employers to implement certain health and safety standards and to adopt a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Governor to Consider Significant New Health and Safety Obligations as NY HERO Act Passes State Legislature

On April 23, 2021, the New York state legislature delivered a copy of the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act” or the “Act”) to Governor Andrew Cuomo for signature. The legislation was created as a response to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave

The New York State Department of Labor recently issued guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave with respect to leave for additional quarantine orders, leave in absence of a quarantine order, and limits on leave due to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

“Restart NYC”: City Issues Guidance for Retail and Other Phase One Industries

Following New York State’s four-phased guidance for reopening nonessential businesses and expanding essential businesses in the state (“New York Forward” or “NYF”), New York City begins Phase One of NYF on June 8, 2020. In...more

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New York State Releases Reopening Guidance for Phase 2 Businesses

New York State has issued industry-specific interim guidance for “Phase 2” businesses, which includes a number of “minimum requirements” certain businesses must meet before reopening their workplaces in light of COVID-19. ...more

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