KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Last week, Governor Hochul signed legislation, effective immediately, amending the Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) and a provision of the Civil Rights Law. AMENDMENTS TO FOIL Pursuant to the legislation, agencies must now follow a new procedure to deny access to certain law enforcement records...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) recently issued revised guidance (Interim Updated Isolation & Quarantine Guidance) adopting the CDC’s current recommendations for the durations of COVID-19 isolations and quarantines.[1]In summary, the following guidelines now...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Hochul announced today that the NYS Department of Health’s mask mandate for all public places[1] has been extended by two weeks and will now expire on February 1, 2022 (formerly, January 15, 2022).As a reminder, pursuant to the mandate, everyone over the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you that, effective December 31, 2021, the New York State minimum wage rate will increase as follows: the minimum wage rate for Long Island and Westchester will increase to $15.00/hour (matching the rate in New York City, which...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, consistent with Governor Hochul’s announcement today, the Acting Commissioner of Health issued a new “Determination,” which is effective Monday, December 13, 2021. Among other things, it includes a new mask mandate for all public places and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that Governor Hochul recently signed new legislation, effective January 26, 2022, amending Labor Law § 740 to substantially expand the existing protections for “whistleblowers.”Prior to the amendments, Labor Law § 740 was limited in scope. As is...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that Governor Hochul recently signed a bill expanding New York’s Paid Family Leave law (“NYPFL”). Effective January 1, 2023, the NYPFL will include the care and caretaking of siblings with a serious health condition.As a reminder, the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED…We are writing to advise you that Governor Hochul recently signed amendments to the New York State General Municipal Law and Education Law that, effective immediately, prohibit the sale and display of hate symbols.The new laws prohibit any county, town, village, city, BOCES,...
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...
