KEEPING YOU INFORMED… New York recently enacted legislation (Labor Law § 27-c) requiring public employers, other than school districts and BOCES, to adopt a plan for operations if the Governor declares a public health emergency involving a communicable disease.[1] School districts and BOCES must modify their...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… With the school year just around the corner, we are aware that many employers are receiving employees’ requests to take leave pursuant to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) because their child’s...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, during its July 2020 meeting, the Board of Regents adopted regulations to provide flexibility for educators, students and professionals; to address issues resulting from COVID-19-related restrictions on in-person student instruction; and to prepare for the upcoming...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED…We are writing to advise you that the Governor has extended, through September 4, 2020, the authority of public bodies to continue to hold public meetings without providing the public with in-person access.As we have advised in previous memoranda, pursuant to Executive Order...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you of the legal obligations regarding school safety plans. Please find below an overview of these requirements.The board of education must make the district-wide safety plan available for public comment at least 30 days prior to its adoption...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the Governor issued Executive Order 202.48 this week, authorizing public bodies to continue to hold remote public meetings through August 5, 2020. Our June 30, 2020 client memo, which is attached, outlines the rules that must...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently issued Executive Orders 202.45 and 205. The following is an explanation of the most noteworthy provisions. Additional Exclusion from the State’s COVID-19 Leave Law’s Paid Leave Benefits Last week, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 205 which, among other things, effectuated a travel...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the Governor recently issued Executive Order No. 203, which implements his finding that “urgent and immediate action is needed to eliminate racial inequities in policing, to modify and modernize policing strategies, policies, procedures, and practices, and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently issued Executive Orders 202.41 and 202.42 as part of the State’s ongoing efforts to systematically, and carefully, reopen Region by Region following the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Orders’ relevant provisions are explained below.1. Executive Order 202.41 Executive...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo has signed into law legislation repealing Civil Rights Law § 50-a, the statute that previously protected law enforcement “personnel records used to evaluate performance toward continued employment or promotion” from disclosure pursuant to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for...
