KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a follow up to our February 18, 2022 client memorandum, we are writing to advise you that private sector employers are no longer required to implement their NY HERO Act (New York Health and Essential Rights Act) plans at this time.The State’s...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a follow up to our client memorandum from this afternoon, we are writing to advise you that the Governor has just issued an executive order continuing the State COVID-19 disaster emergency through April 15, 2022.As a result, the authority to conduct remote...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As we advised in our February 15, 2022 client memorandum, the authority to conduct remote public meetings was continued through March 16, 2022.The authority to hold public meetings without permitting the public to attend in-person (and, instead, providing the public with access to...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the State Health Commissioner has extended, until March 17, 2022, the designation of COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health in New York State, in...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a follow up to our February 11, 2022 client memorandum, we are writing to advise you that Governor Hochul has issued an executive order continuing the current COVID-19 State disaster emergency through March 16, 2022.As a result, the authority to conduct remote...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… With Valentine’s Day upon us, we would like to share the following best practices for managing romance in the workplace. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”: Proactively Address Workplace Romances Best practices that should be followed when you become aware of a workplace romance...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In a previous client memorandum we advised you of legislation extending the authority for public bodies to hold public meetings remotely until the State’s COVID-19 disaster emergency ends. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 11.2, the current COVID-19 disaster emergency is in effect through...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In a previous Memorandum, we reminded you of your obligations pursuant to the NYS Paid Sick Leave Law (“the PSL law”), which was enacted on April 3, 2020 and the proposed regulations published by the NYS Department of Labor (“DOL”). As a reminder,...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… MASK MANDATES Governor Hochul has announced that, effective today, the State has eliminated its mask requirement for indoor public places. Thus, businesses, local governments and counties now have the discretion to require mask wearing indoors. The mask mandates for P-12 schools, healthcare settings, adult...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the Appellate Division, Second Department, issued a decision granting the State’s motion for a stay of the January 24, 2022 Nassau County Supreme Court Decision and Order that declared the New York Department of Health’s mask...
