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September 10 2021
Client Alert: Key To NYC Proof of Vaccination Requirements Being Enforced Starting Monday September 13
As a reminder, New York City will be enforcing the requirements of the Key to NYC program beginning Monday, September 13, 2021.
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September 07 2021
Client Alert: NY Hero Act Prevention Plans Should Be Implemented Immediately
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under the NY HERO Act. As such, all New York employers must now activate and adhere to their NY HERO Act Prevention Plans.
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August 18 2021
Client Alert: Further Updates To Key To NYC Program Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Certain Indoor Activities
As per our previous client alert, the Key to NYC Program, which launched yesterday, will require individuals to show proof of vaccination in order to participate in indoor entertainment, recreation, dining and fitness.
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August 16 2021
Client Alert: NYC Updates Key To NYC Program Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Certain Indoor Activities
As explained in our previous Client Alert, effective tomorrow, New York City will require individuals to show proof of vaccination in order to participate in indoor entertainment, recreation, dining and fitness.
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August 11 2021
Client Alert: NYC COVID-19 Surcharge And Federal COBRA Subsidy Expiring Soon
Though the COVID-19 pandemic looks to be back on the upswing, two COVID-19 laws are expiring shortly: the law allowing restaurants in NYC to apply a COVID-19 surcharge to customer checks, and the law providing a COBRA subsidy to eligible employees who lost health coverage due to termination of employment or reduction in hours.
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August 09 2021
Client Alert: NYC Restaurants with Fewer Than 100 Employees Eligible for Return-to-Work Tax Credit
New York State has launched a $35 million Restaurant Return-to-Work Tax Credit Program which provides an incentive to COVID-19-impacted restaurants to get employees back to work and increase hiring (the “Tax Credit Program”). Qualifying businesses are eligible for a tax credit of up to $5,000 per new worker hired and up to a maximum of $50,000 per business.
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August 03 2021
Client Alert: NYC Will Require Vaccination For Indoor Activities
This morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City will soon require individuals to be vaccinated in order to participate in certain indoor activities.
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July 28 2021
Client Alert: CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Fully-Vaccinated Individuals
Yesterday, the CDC announced revised mask guidance for fully-vaccinated individuals. The CDC now recommends that fully-vaccinated individuals wear a mask while indoors in public if they are in an area of “substantial” or “high” COVID-19 transmission to both maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others. The CDC made a state- and county-specific COVID-19 transmission level tracker available here. We note that while most of NYS is in the low to moderate range, NYC and Long Island are presently in the “substantial” category (with Staten Island in the “high” category).
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