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On June 21, 2021, the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...

With the widely available vaccinations across the country, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued updated...

On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) was signed into law. Under the ARPA, notable changes were made to the emergency...

On March 12, 2021 Governor Cuomo signed a bill amending Article 6 of the New York Labor Law, entitling both private and public employees...

The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, implements significant but temporary changes to COBRA...

We recently sent out a Legal Briefing detailing the Biden Administration’s new 2021 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) g

On President Biden’s first full day in office, his new administration issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety....

Effective immediately, and retroactively to March 9, 2020, employers are no longer mandated to pay Unemployment Insurance (“UI”)...

On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) published new guidance on the application of COVID-19 sick leave. All...

A recent introduction of COVID-19 vaccines has generated hope that the end of the pandemic is near while simultaneously creating another...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that effective Wednesday, November 4, 2020, there are new guidelines allowing out-of-state trave

New York State’s employers and residents will once again be impacted by changes in its policies involving paid family leave and the...

The start of a new school year is just weeks away in New York and both employers and employees are confused over the constant changes in...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently loosened protections for employees under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act...

According to the New York State Department of Labor, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers must have a legally compliant written...

State Sen. John Liu, D-Queens, sponsored bill S8587 which declares agreements exempting employers from liability for negligence related...

The Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced on Monday, July 20, 2020 that it has provided...

As part of the national response to the COVID‐19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided...

As one of the measures calling for economic relief for those affected by COVID-19, in May, 2020, President Trump’s office issued an...

We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing how summer vacation affects the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...