On September 23, 2021, New York State issued Information and FAQs (the “FAQs”)[1] regarding the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), as well as updated model workplace exposure prevention plans. As we previously reported, the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a covered “highly contagious communicable disease”
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Immediate Action Required: New York Designates COVID-19 as an Airborne Infectious Disease under the New York HERO Act
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On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”). This designation will remain in effect until further notice is…
New York Amends Hero Act And Lifts Most Remaining COVID Restrictions
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New York continues to move forward rapidly into a post-COVID world. First, on June 11, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to amend the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) to clarify certain obligations and deadlines for employers to comply with this new law. Second, on June 15, 2021, New York lifted…
New York State Enacts the NY HERO Act
By Randi W. Kochman & Adam J. Horowitz on
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New York has passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”), which is set to go into effect on June 4, 2021. The NY HERO Act strives to protect workers from airborne diseases, whether they be COVID-19 or other diseases. New York will be the first state in the country to…