HR Alert: The Federal Vaccine Mandate is Here
This week, President Biden announced an expansive six-part coronavirus plan which mandates shots for over 100 million Americans. The plan is aimed at health care workers, federal contractors, federal workers, and even private sector employees. So, what does this mean...
HR Alert: HERO Act – What You Need to Know Now
On Labor Day 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health had designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New York State's HERO Act. What does this mean? Every...
HR Alert: Is COVID-19 a Disability Under the ADA?
The Americans with Disabilities Act, commonly known as the ADA, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs...
HR Alert: HERO Act Model Plans Published
As we previously blogged, Governor Cuomo signed the HERO Act, and it requires employers to create an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with creating a generally-applicable model policy and...
HR Alert: NY Amends Certain HERO Act Provisions
Recently, we blogged about the HERO Act signed into law, which requires employers to implement airborne infectious disease exposure standards in the workplace. Governor Cuomo now has signed legislation amending certain portions to the HERO Act. The law just passed. ...
HR Alert: New EEOC Guidance on COVID-19
Today, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance relative to COVID-19 vaccines and the workplace. This is federal law, and remember to always check your State law as well. For now, the EEOC tells us that: Federal EEO laws do not...
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