On April 23, 2021, the New York legislature passed the Health and Essential Rights (“HERO” or “Act”), which aimed to protect workers and the public

Notably, the federal COVID leave law, FFCRA, expired on September 30, 2021. Thus, the only COVID-specific paid sick leave law that is still in effect is

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has dissolved the stay on the Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) applicable

An employer is not prevented from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  In some circumstances, Title VII and

Beginning December 27, 2021, all workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must

Effective Monday, December 13, 2021, businesses with any indoor space that is not a private residence in New York State  (which includes office spaces) must require

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

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