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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As expected, the Governor issued an Executive Order[1] rescinding Executive Orders 202 through 202.111 (COVID-19-related suspensions and modifications of law) and 205 through 205.3 (quarantine restrictions on travelers arriving in New York) effective Friday, June 25, 2021. The Governor’s formal rescission of Executive...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo has announced that he will not extend the declaration of the State Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 that first became effective March 7, 2020 and expires on June 24, 2021 in accordance with Executive Order 202.109.Although some prior executive orders, on...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This week, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.111 discontinuing capacity limits for most indoor gatherings and announced the end of mandatory COVID-19 restrictions for many industries.Executive Order 202.111[1] discontinued capacity limits for residential indoor gatherings (previously, 50 people) and indoor social gatherings at...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On June 11, 2021, we sent a memorandum regarding the amendments to the Education Law concerning annual professional performance reviews (“APPR”), probation and tenure. We are now writing to inform you of another law signed by the Governor that further amends the Education...
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...
