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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that paid sick leave is available for individuals recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side-effects and that the New York State Department of Labor would publish additional guidance with respect to this leave time. The guidance, which was published earlier today...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with an update to this morning’s memorandum regarding New York State’s adoption of the CDC guidance pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals.This afternoon, the State published a new guidance document regarding implementing the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with information related to New York State’s adoption of the CDC’s recently-released guidance[1] pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals. Consistent with the CDC’s guidance, these new rules apply to most businesses and public...
