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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
In 2022, New York State and New York City enacted many new workplace laws, creating additional obligations for employers. New York State Legal Updates- New York State and City COVID-19 Requirements- In 2022, several...more
After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more
A Year in Review: Notable Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2022 - The year-end provides an opportune time to review some of the notable developments in the world of labor and employment law from this past year –...more
On March 17, 2022, New York State’s Commissioner of Health ended the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the New York Health and Essential...more
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
This video discusses updates to the OSHA Test or Vax ETS and questions related to NY Sick Paid Leave, NY HERO Act and Quarantine/Isolation and COVID Pay....more
The New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations interpreting and further defining the contours of the HERO Act’s joint labor-management workplace safety committees. We summarize the proposed...more
As 2021 comes to a close, we are taking a look back at some of the major developments in New York City and New York state employment law this past year, and a look ahead as to what’s to come in the New Year. We start our...more
Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more
The Commissioner of the New York Department of Health has extended the designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the NY HERO Act until...more
Following a whirlwind year, that included a transition to a new presidential administration and a constantly evolving legal landscape, employers are left with more questions than answers. During this in-depth discussion, we...more
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Hochul designated COVID-19 a “highly contagious communicable disease.” With this designation, employers now have obligations under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO...more
On September 23, 2021, New York State issued updated model airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plans for employer use pursuant to the HERO Act. ...more
Both federally and in New York, the COVID-19 regulatory landscape continued to evolve in September. Specifically, on September 6, 2021, the New York state commissioner of health designated COVID-19 “a highly contagious...more
On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents serious risk of harm to the public health” under...more
On September 6, 2021, Governor Hochul declared COVID-19 as an “airborne infectious disease” thereby triggering the NY Hero Act. We previously wrote about how the NY Hero Act did not require immediate implementation since...more
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced on September 6, 2021 that the New York State Department of Health designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public...more
On Sept. 6, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the NYS Commissioner of Health to designate COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health. The designation is...more
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The deadline for employers to distribute their airborne disease prevention safety plan and post the plan in the workplace is approaching. ...more
Key Points - Under New York’s Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act, New York-based firms must maintain an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan (“Prevention Plan”) that meets or exceeds the minimum...more
Don’t wait: New York employers must act now to comply with state-level infectious disease readiness requirements. By August 5, 2021, employers with worksites in New York must adopt a model infectious disease exposure plan or...more
New York recently amended its Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) and published its “Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.” While the Model Plan specifies that there is currently no airborne...more
On July 6, 2021, the Department of Labor for the state of New York published its model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan (the Model Plan) under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO), which was...more