-May 204 minThe Ever-So-Handy HandbookBy law, employers are required to provide employees with an ever-increasing amount of information, policies, notices and acknowledgments...
-Apr 292 minNursing Home Staffing Levels Requirement UpdateIn June 2021, former Gov. Cuomo approved a law that established minimum staffing levels for nursing homes and required nursing homes to...
-Apr 291 minKeneally Recognized as a Power 20 - Labor & Employment LawPaul F. Keneally was chosen to be on The Daily Record’s Power 20 Labor & Employment Law list for 2022.
-Apr 266 minProbing New York’s Reframed Role and Protections for WhistleblowersNYS Legislature amended its bedrock labor statute to recalibrate statutory protections afforded whistleblowers and would-be whistleblowers.
-Apr 122 minNew Federal Overtime Rule Expected SoonWhenever discussing the law governing the payment of overtime to non-exempt employees, we must also discuss federal and state laws.
-Apr 121 minForm I-9 Slated for RevisionsThe current version of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Employment Eligibility Verification form or Form I-9 – is being revised.
-Mar 222 minHERO Act “Airborne Infectious Disease” Designation Not RenewedThe designation of COVID-19 as an “airborne infectious disease likely to cause serious harm to the public” was not renewed by the NYSCOH.
-Mar 212 minState Strengthens Anti-Sexual and Other Harassment Laws Once AgainNYS further enhanced the laws against sexual and other harassment at work when Governor Hochul signed three new bills into law.
-Feb 211 minNew York State Grants Three-Month Extension to Nurses Subject to the COVID Vaccine Booster DeadlineNew York State has delayed the deadline for at least three (3) months after facing heavy lobbying from health care facilities.
-Feb 112 minNY Eases Mask Mandate, Clarifies COVID Paid Sick Leave BenefitsBeginning Thursday, February 10, 2022, New York will lift the statewide mask mandate for businesses and other indoor spaces.
-Feb 32 minNY DOL’s January 2021 COVID-19 Sick Leave Guidance RescindedThe New York Department of Labor’s January 2021 “Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave” has been officially rescinded.
-Jan 262 minNY Mask Mandate Remains in Force, For NowThe Honorable Robert J. Miller restored the mandate that requires businesses to have a mask requirement
-Jan 133 minU.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test RuleOn January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released decisions concerning the vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with 100+ employees.
-Jan 73 minNYSDOH Interim Updated Isolation And Quarantine GuidanceOn January 4, 2022, NYSDOH released an updated guidance, adopting CDC’s recommendations on isolation and quarantine for the general public.
-Jan 73 minNYSDOH Shortened Isolation Period Guidance Limited to Healthcare WorkersThe CDC and NYSDOH have issued guidance on new isolation and quarantine recommendations of healthcare and other essential workers.
-Dec 28, 20213 minNYSDOL Adopts New Paid Sick Leave Rules and Proposes HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee StandardsThe NYSDOL recently provided information in the State Register concerning rules that impact employers and employees statewide.
-Dec 20, 20212 minCOVID Law Changes as Omicron SurgesOSHA 100 Employee ETS Mandate for Vaccine or Weekly Test Reinstated NYS Mask Mandate Enforcement and NYS Extension of the Activation...
-Dec 10, 20211 minGovernor Hochul Instates New Masking RequirementsOn Friday, December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that all indoor public places in New York that do not require..
-Dec 7, 20211 minFederal Judge Blocks Contractor Vaccine MandateUnited States District Court Judge R. Stan Baker issued a nationwide injunction today blocking the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal...
-Nov 17, 20211 minLegal Alert: NYSDOH to Rescind Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 VaccinesGovernor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Health have announced that approved COVID-19 vaccination religious exemptions...