While most of our focus over the last year has been on COVID-19-related developments, New York State and New York City employers also must ensure compliance with other recent and upcoming legal changes...more
1/27/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Fair Workweek ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Immunization Records ,
Masks ,
Minimum Wage ,
New York ,
NYDOL ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Posting Requirements ,
Quarantine ,
Recreational Use ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retirement Plan ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage Theft ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
With 70 percent of adult New Yorkers having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, as of June 15, 2021, New York lifted restrictions imposed on most industries under the NY Forward and COVID-19 Safety Plan rules that...more
New York employers may need to change their approach to workplace health and safety rules significantly under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on May 5, 2021...more
5/14/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Health and Safety ,
Masks ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Programs ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety