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We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing Executive Order 205, which originally was silent on whether employees who traveled from...

The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued Interim Guidance for Quarantine Restrictions in response to Governor Cuomo’s...

The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued revised Interim Guidance for infected and exposed employees to COVID-19. The...

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”) recently issued updated guidance regarding benefit eligibility for COVID-19...

As cities and states across the U.S. begin phased reopening of businesses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) provides for, among other things, up to 12 weeks of paid...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires certain covered employers to record and report serious...

States recently have begun transitioning from combating COVID-19 to reopening of certain non-essential businesses. On May 15, 2020...

A record 6,648,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending March 28, 2020, which marked an increase of 3,341,000...

On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, our firm published a legal briefing outlining the New York State and federal COVID-19 paid leave benefits...

On March 18, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump signed into law legislation providing paid sick leave and job...

Last night, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.6 ordering non-essential businesses to reduce their in-person workforce by...

COVID-19 (“Coronoavirus”) presents an evolving health issue with complex problems for employers to address as they work to maintain workplac