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September 15, 2021 The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) – Designation of COVID-19
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to update you on the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), which mandates workplace health and safety protections for private sector employers with respect to airborne infectious diseases.In our July 23, 2021 memorandum, we advised that notwithstanding...
September 03, 2021 New Authority to Hold Remote Public Meetings
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that yesterday, Governor Hochul signed legislation authorizing public bodies to hold public meetings remotely and without in-person access effective immediately. This authorization will expire on January 15, 2022.The new law allows public bodies to hold a public...
September 02, 2021 Commissioner of Health’s Determination on COVID-19 Testing
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to notify you that the New York State Commissioner of Health has issued a determination on COVID-19 testing for school staff and students. A copy is available here: Commissioner’s Determination on COVID-19 Testing.We have been advised that the local health...
August 19, 2021 2022 Best Lawyers in America: Richard K. Zuckerman and Sharon N. Berlin
August 17, 2021 Lisa Dvoskin has joined Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, as Counsel
August 16, 2021 Required Dissemination of ARPA COBRA Premium Assistant Expiration Notices
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you about an upcoming notification deadline in accordance with the American Recovery Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). As we advised in our April 27, 2021 Memorandum, the ARPA requires employers, and their group health plans, to offer 100%...
July 23, 2021 The New York Health and Essential Rights Act & Amendments
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or “the Act”), which mandates extensive new workplace health and safety protections for private sector employers with respect to airborne infectious diseases. Subsequently, certain “technical changes” were...
July 15, 2021 Eugene R. Barnosky, Lindsay T. Crocker, Joel M. Markowitz & Michelle Mahabirsingh: The U.S. Supreme Court ‘Tinkers’ with Discipline Outside the Schoolhouse Gate
An article written by Eugene R. Barnosky, Lindsay T. Crocker, Joel M. Markowitz and Michelle A. Mahabirsingh, entitled "The U.S. Supreme Court 'Tinkers' with Discipline Outside the Schoolhouse Gate," appeared in the New York Law Journal's July 15, 2021 issue....