KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of a recent law signed by the Governor earlier this week that: (1) suspends the requirement for school districts and BOCES to conduct Annual Professional Performance Reviews (“APPR”); (2) changes the length of certain teachers’ probationary periods;...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you that the long-awaited changes to the State’s Power of Attorney (POA) law will take effect on June 13, 2021. The new law is intended to make the POA easier to use, provide a framework for acceptance or...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that paid sick leave is available for individuals recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side-effects and that the New York State Department of Labor would publish additional guidance with respect to this leave time. The guidance, which was published earlier today...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with an update to this morning’s memorandum regarding New York State’s adoption of the CDC guidance pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals.This afternoon, the State published a new guidance document regarding implementing the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with information related to New York State’s adoption of the CDC’s recently-released guidance[1] pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals. Consistent with the CDC’s guidance, these new rules apply to most businesses and public...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We previously advised in client memoranda that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) had issued a rule on determining independent contractor status and that prior to the original effective date of March 8, 2021,[1] the Biden Administration decided to freeze the rule and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the NYS Department of Labor (“DOL”) has published guidance about the COVID-19 vaccination paid leave law in the form of “Frequently Asked Questions.”[1]As explained in our March 16, 2021 memorandum, NYS recently passed laws requiring public...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, consistent with a recent communication from the NYS Department of Education, all public libraries (including free association libraries) must resume “in-person services” by June 1, 2021, for a certain minimum number of “open hours” per week,...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo has signed into law the Marijuana[1] Regulation and Taxation Act (“the Act”). Through its enactment, New York State legalized the recreational use of cannabis[2] products by adults who are 21 years of age or older and made changes to the existing...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… You may have heard that this year’s State budget includes a temporary early retirement incentive. We are writing to let you know that this incentive only applies for employees of New York City and the New York City Board of Education (which is...
