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December 16 2021
Client Alert: NYC Announces Small Business Resilience Grant Program
Applications are now being accepted for the newly-announced New York City Small Business Resilience Grant Program, which provides grants up to $10,000 to eligible small businesses to assist in recovering from the effects of COVID-19.
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December 15 2021
Client Alert: NYC Issues Guidance On Private Employer Vaccine Mandate
Per our previous Client Alert, earlier this month New York City announced that all private sector employees working in New York City must provide their employer with proof that they received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine by December 27, 2021 in order to continue reporting to their workplace (the “NYC Private Employer Mandate”).
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December 13 2021
Client Alert: Updates On The New NYS Mask/Vaccination Requirements
Per our previous Client Alert, New York State announced that effective today, December 13, 2021, masks are now required to be worn in all indoor public places statewide unless the business or venue requires all individuals to provide proof of full vaccination in order to enter (“Mask Rule”). The State has now issued FAQs that clarify the requirements of the Mask Rule, both generally and on an industry-specific basis.
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December 10 2021
Client Alert: New Statewide Mask Requirements for Businesses Without a Vaccination Requirement
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has just announced that effective December 13, 2021, masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places statewide unless the business or venue requires individuals to provide proof of full vaccination in order to enter. Though not explicit in the Governor’s announcement, this requirement likely applies to both patrons and employees working in indoor public places.
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December 06 2021
Client Alert: NYC Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
New York City has announced that all private sector employees working in New York City must provide their employer with proof that they received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine by December 27, 2021 in order to continue reporting to their workplace.
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November 17 2021
Client Alert: Follow-Up on Revised 80%-20%-30 min. DOL Final Rule For Tipped Employees: Interaction With NYS 80%-20%-2 hr. Rule
Following up on our Client Alert regarding a new U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule pertaining to tipped employees, that restricts the ability to take a tip credit from the full minimum wage for time in excess of 30 consecutive minutes or 20% of the employee’s workweek spent on Directly-Supporting Work (the “FLSA Final Rule”), we write to alert you to the interaction between the FLSA Final Rule and New York’s 80/20 rule.
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November 16 2021
Client Alert: New York State Passes New Law Requiring Employers to Automatically Enroll Employees in State-Run IRA Program
Under the recently-enacted “New York Secure Choice Savings Program” law (“NYS Savings Program”), employers in New York State will now be required to automatically enroll employees in a state-run IRA retirement savings program, unless the employer already offers a retirement program.
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November 15 2021
Client Alert: OSHA Enforcement Suspended for COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Employers with 100+ Employees
Per our previous Client Alert, on November 4, 2021 OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for employers with 100 or more employees (the “100+ ETS”). The 100+ ETS was effective as of November 5, 2021.
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