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On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released decisions concerning the vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with 100+ employees.

On January 4, 2022, NYSDOH released an updated guidance, adopting CDC’s recommendations on isolation and quarantine for the general public.

The CDC and NYSDOH have issued guidance on new isolation and quarantine recommendations of healthcare and other essential workers.

OSHA 100 Employee ETS Mandate for Vaccine or Weekly Test Reinstated NYS Mask Mandate Enforcement and NYS Extension of the Activation...

On Friday, December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that all indoor public places in New York that do not require..

United States District Court Judge R. Stan Baker issued a nationwide injunction today blocking the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal...

Erie County instituted a mask mandate for all patrons and public-facing staff inside all public locations which was effective at 6:00 a.m.

Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Health have announced that approved COVID-19 vaccination religious exemptions...

On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule (the “IFC”) establishing COVID-19...

Upstate NY Landlords Continue the Fight Against NY’s Eviction Moratorium On November 8, 2021, thirty-seven Erie County landlords filed...

A federal appeals court in New Orleans put a pause on President Biden’s planned vaccination requirement for all private companies.

Judge Hurd issued an Order preliminarily enjoining the DOH from undertaking actions concerning religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine.

On September 14, 2021, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) was issued by the Honorable David N. Hurd United States District Court judge...

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the US, President Biden announced new measures in his fight to get more Americans vaccinated...

On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would begin enforcing the NY HERO Act, which mandates extensive health ...

OSHA updated its guidance, “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace”

Many employers thought they were done grappling with COVID issues as the Summer of 2021 progressed, but that is now clearly not the case.

In addition to David H. Fitch, this post was authored with input from Margaret E. Somerset. By all accounts, we are back to normal...

On July 6, 2021, and pursuant to the recently enacted New York State HERO Act, the New York State Department of Labor released...

As expected, following recent changes in the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) general COVID guidance, and New York achieving its 70%...