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March 18 2022
Client Alert: COVID-19 No Longer Subject To NY Hero Act Requirements; NYC Private Employer Vaccination Mandate To Remain In Place
This afternoon, New York State announced that the designation of COVID-19 as an “airborne infectious disease” subject to the requirements of the NY HERO Act has ended. The primary impact of this announcement is that employers may immediately discontinue daily pre-workday health screenings.
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March 17 2022
Client Alert: New Federal Law Bans Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
Effective immediately, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act and prohibits employers from enforcing mandatory pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate sexual assault or sexual harassment disputes (“Sexual Harassment Claims”). The law also bans mandatory waivers of class, collective and joint claims related to Sexual Harassment Claims.
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March 04 2022
Client Alert – Update: “Key To NYC” Vaccine Mandate Lifted Effective March 7, 2022
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has announced that the Key to NYC program mandating proof of vaccination to enter certain indoor public businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, will officially end Monday, March 7th. Businesses are free to continue requiring proof of full or partial vaccination at their election.
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February 28 2022
Client Alert: NYC Preps To Lift “Key To NYC” Vaccine Mandate
Over the weekend, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the Key to NYC program mandating proof of vaccination to enter certain indoor public businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, will likely end Monday, March 7th.
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February 16 2022
Client Alert: New York Publishes Model Poster In Connection With Newly-Expanded Whistleblower Law
Per our previous Client Alert, recent amendments to New York’s whistleblower law have drastically expanded protections for whistleblowers.
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February 11 2022
Client Alert: Certain NYC Condos & Co-ops Must File Affidavit by April 15 and Pay Prevailing Wage to Building Service Employees to be Eligible for Tax Abatement
A new law will require most NYC condos and co-ops to pay building service employees the prevailing wage in order for their shareholders or unit owners to be eligible for tax abatements. The prevailing wage is comprised of fixed minimum base and supplemental hourly rates which correspond to a building service employee’s respective job duties and job title. Building service employees are those who are regularly employed at a building for at least eight hours per week for its care and maintenance, and include but are not limited to watchmen, guards, doormen, building cleaners, porters, handymen, janitors, gardeners, groundskeepers and elevator operators.
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February 09 2022
Client Alert: NYS Relaxes Mask Mandate Starting Tomorrow
Governor Hochul has announced that effective tomorrow, February 10, 2022, businesses in NYS no longer need to require a “fully vaccinated environment” in order to allow individuals to go maskless. As you are probably aware, the current rule is that either everyone be fully vaccinated or everyone (regardless of vaccination status) has to wear a mask. Starting tomorrow, only unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask indoors.
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January 25 2022
Client Alert: NYS Mask Mandate Remains In Effect
Yesterday, a Nassau County judge issued a decision ruling that the NYS mask mandate is unenforceable. This created understandable confusion about whether NYS’ mask mandate remains in effect. NYS’ mask mandate does remain in effect for the time being. NYS has already filed an appeal, and the appellate court stayed the Nassau County decision – meaning that the mask mandate remains in effect until there is a decision on the appeal.
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