On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was selected in a lottery to address the many legal disputes
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that expands New York State’s Paid Family Leave legislation to allow caring for siblings. Paid Family Leave has been
On October 31, 2021, the Commissioner of the New York Department of Health announced that the designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued updates to the COVID-19 Technical Assistance to provide additional guidance on religious exemptions to vaccine mandates
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) has published guidance intended to address some of the most common situations or questions in the workplace
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation allowing employees facing potential layoff to petition employers to participate in a Shared Work Program. Under this amendment to
As we previously reported, New York City Mayor de Blasio announced a mandate that all New York City public school teachers and staff would be
On September 14, 2021, a federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers seeking a religious exemption to the
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced the implementation of a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the COVID-19 virus. The President indicated that the
The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), which was enacted on May 5, 2021, mandated new workplace health and safety protections in
On August 26, 2021, the New York State Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council (“PHHPC”) approved an emergency regulation mandating COVID-19 vaccination
New York City Mayor DeBlasio has announced that New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at
