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February 28 2022
Client Alert: NYC Preps To Lift “Key To NYC” Vaccine Mandate
Over the weekend, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the Key to NYC program mandating proof of vaccination to enter certain indoor public businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, will likely end Monday, March 7th.
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February 16 2022
Client Alert: New York Publishes Model Poster In Connection With Newly-Expanded Whistleblower Law
Per our previous Client Alert, recent amendments to New York’s whistleblower law have drastically expanded protections for whistleblowers.
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February 11 2022
Client Alert: Certain NYC Condos & Co-ops Must File Affidavit by April 15 and Pay Prevailing Wage to Building Service Employees to be Eligible for Tax Abatement
A new law will require most NYC condos and co-ops to pay building service employees the prevailing wage in order for their shareholders or unit owners to be eligible for tax abatements. The prevailing wage is comprised of fixed minimum base and supplemental hourly rates which correspond to a building service employee’s respective job duties and job title. Building service employees are those who are regularly employed at a building for at least eight hours per week for its care and maintenance, and include but are not limited to watchmen, guards, doormen, building cleaners, porters, handymen, janitors, gardeners, groundskeepers and elevator operators.
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February 09 2022
Client Alert: NYS Relaxes Mask Mandate Starting Tomorrow
Governor Hochul has announced that effective tomorrow, February 10, 2022, businesses in NYS no longer need to require a “fully vaccinated environment” in order to allow individuals to go maskless. As you are probably aware, the current rule is that either everyone be fully vaccinated or everyone (regardless of vaccination status) has to wear a mask. Starting tomorrow, only unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask indoors.
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January 25 2022
Client Alert: NYS Mask Mandate Remains In Effect
Yesterday, a Nassau County judge issued a decision ruling that the NYS mask mandate is unenforceable. This created understandable confusion about whether NYS’ mask mandate remains in effect. NYS’ mask mandate does remain in effect for the time being. NYS has already filed an appeal, and the appellate court stayed the Nassau County decision – meaning that the mask mandate remains in effect until there is a decision on the appeal.
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January 24 2022
Client Alert: Updates Regarding COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance
New York recently issued updated isolation and quarantine guidance to align itself with the CDC (collectively referred to as the “New Quarantine Rules”). The New Quarantine Rules apply to everyone in New York, and supersede the previously-announced rules applicable to “critical workers” as well as the New York guidance issued on January 4, 2022.
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January 13 2022
Client Alert: Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Large Employer Vax-or-Test Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has just blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard that would have required employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that employees either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or test weekly (the “100+ ETS”).
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January 10 2022
Client Alert: New York Expands Protection for Whistleblowers
Effective January 26, 2022, amendments to New York’s Whistleblower Law dramatically expand the scope of protected activity that triggers anti-retaliation protections, as well as type of actions that may be considered retaliatory under the law.
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