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January 24 2022
Client Alert: Updates Regarding COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance
New York recently issued updated isolation and quarantine guidance to align itself with the CDC (collectively referred to as the “New Quarantine Rules”). The New Quarantine Rules apply to everyone in New York, and supersede the previously-announced rules applicable to “critical workers” as well as the New York guidance issued on January 4, 2022.
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January 13 2022
Client Alert: Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Large Employer Vax-or-Test Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has just blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard that would have required employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that employees either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or test weekly (the “100+ ETS”).
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December 29 2021
Client Alert: CDC Updates COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance updating the isolation and quarantine period for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, both after testing positive for COVID-19 and after being in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 (“CDC Revised Quarantine Guidance”). The previous standards and new rules are set out in the alert below.
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December 29 2021
Client Alert: New Paid Time Off for NYC Employees – COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave
New York City now requires employers to provide up to four (4) hours of paid time off to employees who need to take their child to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (“COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave”).
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December 27 2021
Client Alert: NY Updates Quarantine Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated Critical Workers
In an effort to address the staffing issues surrounding the spike in COVID-19 cases due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, New York has announced changes to the quarantine and return-to-work guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals working in certain critical industries who test positive for COVID-19.
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December 23 2021
Client Alert: Reminder: NY Quarantine Leave, NYC Sick Leave & WARN Obligations
As the Omicron strain continues to spread and businesses are increasingly faced with employees testing positive for COVID-19, we take this opportunity to remind you about employer obligations under the NY Quarantine Leave Law, NYC paid sick leave law and, for businesses considering shuttering operations temporarily or permanently, the federal and NYS WARN Act.
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December 23 2021
Client Alert: Updates To Key To NYC Requirements
Per our previous Client Alert, effective December 27, 2021, the “Key to NYC” program will now require all individuals over the age of 12 to provide proof that they have received a full regimen of a COVID-19 vaccine (meaning two doses of a two-dose vaccine, such as Pfizer or Moderna, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine, such as Janssen/Johnson & Johnson). In addition, effective December 14, children 5-11 years old are now required to provide proof of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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December 20 2021
Client Alert: OSHA Large Employer Emergency Temporary Standard Reinstated
Per our previous Client Alert, on November 4, 2021 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for employers with 100 or more employees (the “100+ ETS”). The 100+ ETS was effective as of November 5, 2021, but enforcement was subsequently stayed pending a legal challenge.
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