On December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced (the “Announcement”) that, effective December 13, 2021, masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues require: (1) anyone twelve (12) years
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NYC Expands Vaccine Mandate, Which Will Cover Private Employers and Children
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a significant expansion to his “Key to NYC” program on Monday, December 6, 2021. Previously, the Key to NYC program required people 12 and older to show proof of at least one vaccine dose in…
New York Department Of Labor Now Effectively Bans Employers From Conducting Cannabis Drug Testing On Most Employees
On October 8, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued new guidance, largely in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (the “Guidance”), reflecting employment protections provided to cannabis users under the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act…
OSHA Is Enjoined From Enforcing COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements For Certain Employers
On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the implementation and enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). This order affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s original…
Paid Vaccination Leave, Expanded Whistleblower Protection, and Paid Family Leave – Another Round of New Employment Laws and Guidance for New York Employers
In yet another round of legislation and administrative decision-making, New York State recently expanded its paid vaccination leave requirements, whistleblower protection laws, and paid family leave requirements. New York employers should immediately review their employment policies and practices to ensure…
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination And Testing For Certain Employers
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), 86 Fed. Reg. 61402, which requires employers with a total of 100 or more employees to develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19…
Amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expand Employment Protections Against Age Discrimination
On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed A-681 thereby amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to provide new protections against age discrimination for applicants and employees over the age of 70 years old. Most notably for private…
New Guidance and Updated Model Workplace Prevention Exposure Plans Available for Employers to Comply with the New York HERO Act
On September 23, 2021, New York State issued Information and FAQs (the “FAQs”)[1] regarding the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), as well as updated model workplace exposure prevention plans. As we previously reported,…
President Biden Enacts Executive Orders Requiring Covid-19 Vaccines Across Federal Government and in Private Sector
On September 9, 2021, President Biden released a new six-pronged national plan, the Path Out of the Pandemic (the “Plan”), to try and curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Plan includes the following measures:
1. President Biden signed an…
Immediate Action Required: New York Designates COVID-19 as an Airborne Infectious Disease under the New York HERO Act
On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York State Health and…