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July 13 2021
Client Alert: NY HERO Act Model Protocols and Prevention Plans Now Available
As detailed in our previous Client Alert, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act) mandates that all private sector employers adopt workplace health and safety protections in an effort to protect employees during a future airborne infectious disease outbreak. Specifically, the NY HERO Act requires private sector employers in New York to adopt a health and safety plan to protect employees from exposure to airborne infectious diseases (a “Prevention Plan”).
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July 08 2021
Client Alert: New Protections for NYC Fast Food Workers Now In Effect
As a result of two amendments to the New York City Fair Workweek Law that are now in effect, fast food employers are now prohibited from terminating or substantially reducing the hours of their fast food employees without providing an economic or job performance-related reason. The amendments also impose a progressive discipline requirement and prescribe a procedure for conducting economic-based layoffs or reductions in hours as well as employee recalls.
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June 18 2021
Webinar: Strategies For The Hospitality Industry In Negotiating And Drafting Event Contracts Post COVID-19
You are cordially invited to join lawyers from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP for a complimentary webinar discussing recommended changes to your existing catering and private event contracts related to the lessons learned from the pandemic.
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June 15 2021
BIG NEWS: MAJORITY OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS LIFTED IN NY!
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Governor Cuomo announced today that effective immediately, the state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions and requirements regarding social gathering limits, capacity restrictions, distancing, health screening, cleaning/disinfection protocols and collection of contact information for tracing purposes are lifted across almost all commercial and social settings, including food services, events (less than 5,000 people indoors), offices, buildings, personal care services, retail, malls, movie theaters, construction, manufacturing, trade, child care, and more. The state is expected to pull down obsolete industry-specific Interim Guidance shortly.
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June 10 2021
Client Alert: New York State Updates Office & Food Services Reopening Guidelines
Yesterday, New York State updated its COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Guidance for Office Based-Work and Interim Guidance for New York City Indoor Food Services. Our client alert summarizes significant updates.
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May 17 2021
Client Alert: NY Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Individuals To Coincide With the Lifting of Capacity Restrictions
Governor Cuomo has made a series of big announcements in response to the tristate area’s vaccination progress and COVID-19 case decline. We address the changes coming to New York in our Client Alert.
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May 17 2021
Client Alert: What You Need To Know About Your Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant
Less than two weeks after the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) began accepting Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grant applications, the SBA has started disbursing grants to “priority” businesses – i.e., businesses primarily owned by women, veterans and other socially and economically disadvantaged groups. The SBA is slated to start processing applications submitted by other restaurants on or around May 25, 2021.
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May 14 2021
Client Alert: NYC Retirement Savings Program for Private Sector Employers
On May 11, 2021, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Retirement Security for All Act which establishes a retirement savings program for private sector employers that (A) have not offered a retirement plan within the preceding two years and (B) employ five or more employees. By doing so, NYC joins 13 states and two cities that have adopted some form of retirement savings program.
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