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Effective July 31, 2025, New York will no longer require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who contract COVID-19. As discussed in our prior alert, New York has required employers to provide COVID-19 leave...more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released proposed regulations related to the New York HERO Act's workplace safety committee requirements. As detailed in our prior advisories, Section 2 of the HERO Act...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued a proposed rule regarding workplace safety committees under the HERO Act. As we have previously reported, the HERO Act requires all employers in...more
HERO Act Plans Remain In “Active” Status for New York State Employers On September 6, 2021, New York’s Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease under the Health and Essential Rights Act...more
On September 6, 2021, the New York State commissioner of health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease, thereby triggering certain requirements under the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO)...more