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New York Releases FAQs, Model Training, and Model Policy for Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Law

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A workplace violence prevention law passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, and amended in February 2025 is set to take effect in part on June 2, 2025. On May...more

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New York Governor Hochul Signs Retail Worker Safety Act Amendment into Law

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As we previously reported, on February 4, 2025, the New York Senate and Assembly approved a Chapter amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. Governor Hochul signed the amendment into law on February 14, 2025....more

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COVID-19 Designated as an Airborne Infectious Disease under New York State’s HERO Act

On Monday, September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public...more

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New York Amendments To HERO Act Give Labor Department, Employers More Time To Comply

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Amendments to New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) give the state Department of Labor more time, until July 5, 2021, to create industry-specific model safety standards and to clarify when employers must...more

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