KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This week Governor Hochul signed legislation requiring certain meeting minutes to be posted on a public body’s website if the public body “maintains a regularly and routinely updated website and utilizes a high-speed internet connection.” Minutes of an open meeting must be posted...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you of a recent update to the NYS Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) guidance regarding paid leave for COVID-19 vaccinations.As we previously advised in our May 7, 2021 client memorandum, the DOL issued guidance regarding paid leave time to...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that this week, Governor Hochul signed legislation amending the Open Meetings Law (“OML”).Effective November 18, 2021, upon request and “to the extent practicable,” public entities must make available at least 24 hours prior to an open meeting,...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Effective October 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s joint employer rule (“the Rule”), adopted by the prior administration, will be rescinded. The Rule included, among other things, a four-factor test that narrowly interpreted the definition of a “joint employer” pursuant to the...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On July 1, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation prohibiting New York public employers from retaliating against public employees for COVID-19-related absences. Pursuant to the new law, public employers are prohibited from dismissing, disciplining or taking other adverse personnel actions against an...
