The NYS DOL published new regulations, retroactively effective to January 1, 2022, as an emergency rule to implement the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act).
The regulations requires private sector employers to create an
Exposure Prevention Plan to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to airborne
infectious...
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
As the year comes to a close, we want to remind employers of the following recent laws, regulations and guidance related to the workplace, many of which are currently in effect or take effect early next year.
1) Vaccine/Mask MandatesNYC Vaccine MandateNYC, via an Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental...
Thursday, December 23, 2021
23
Dec
Falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records, including vaccination cards, is officially a crime in New York State, effective December 22, 2021.
The new law amends
§170.00 of the Penal Law to include vaccination cards as a written instrument.
For a false vaccination card to be considered a written instrument the card
must...
Thursday, December 16, 2021
16
Dec
NYC released new
vaccine requirements, by Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, mandating all private sector workers to be vaccinated by
December 27th with at least 1 dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. A
2nd dose is required 45 days after a worker shows proof of vaccination for the Pfizer or Moderna...
16
Dec
Thousands
of Americans who have contracted COVID-19 may now qualify for disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) passed new ADA guidelines to cover individuals with COVID-19 disabilities.
There
are three ways a person can be deemed to have a COVID-19...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The New York State Legislature passed Bill S4516C,
which criminalizes falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records including cards, and the bill awaits the Governor's signature to become effective, as law, immediately when signed. The Bill amends the Penal Law to include vaccination cards as a written instrument. For a...
Monday, December 13, 2021
13
Dec
New York State's Department of Health issued new details for Governor Hochul's statewide mandate requiring face mask/covering at all indoor public places effective December 13, 2021 until January 15, 2022 (State will re-evaluate after this date), for all
persons, over age two and able to medically tolerate...
Friday, December 10, 2021
10
Dec
The ruling by a Georgia federal judge does not prevent employers or businesses from enforcing vaccine mandates. Rather, the Court issued a nationwide stay of President Biden's Executive Order which required all federal contractors to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2021.While the Judge expressed his understanding of...
Monday, December 06, 2021
06
Dec
New York City Mayor de Blasio announced, through the media, new
vaccine mandate requirements for New York City’s five boroughs. Starting December 27th all private-sector
workers will be required to show proof of vaccination. This is the first vaccine
mandate in the nation that applies to all private sector workers. Approximately...
06
Dec
The 15 public school teachers who challenged New York City’s
COVID-19 vaccine mandate live to fight another day in court.
The teachers have refused to comply with the
City’s mandate arguing that compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is a
violation of their religious rights under the First Amendment’s free...
Friday, November 12, 2021
12
Nov
On November 10, 2021, Federal Regulators issued a statement
that lenders will no longer be afforded leniency with complying with mandatory mortgage
servicing practices.
As background, Federal Regulators had previously issued an
April 2020 Joint Statement, in response to COVID, that they would not take
supervisory...
Thursday, November 04, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") issued its long awaited emergency temporary standard requiring all private sector employers with 100 or more employees ("covered employers") to "develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy." OSHA issued separate rules for federal contractors/subcontractors...
Thursday, October 28, 2021
28
Oct
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently released new guidance on religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The new guidance provides clarifications regarding employers' and employees' obligations, including the following:In requesting a religious accommodation, an employee must specify that...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
13
Oct
A federal judge has temporarily allowed health care workers in New York to skip mandatory #COVID19 vaccines if they apply for religious exemptions. He granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday morning. Attorney Andrew Lieb shares his expertise on accommodation rights as opposed to blanket exemptions. CBS Appearance...
Thursday, September 16, 2021
16
Sep
The Lieb Cast answers the following questions about Biden's employment vaccine mandate in the latest podcast: Can Biden / OSHA issue an Executive Order / Regulation mandating employment vaccines? Can the Federal Congress issue a statute mandating employment vaccines or is that a state's rights issue?What...
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
Episode 208 of The Lieb Cast.Stop complaining about governmental vaccine rules for where you work and
where you go. Just live in the right place for you. We explain NYC's
vaccine rules to participate in everything and Montana's new
anti-discrimination law that prohibits changing opportunities based on
vaccination status. Search...
Friday, August 20, 2021
In one of his last acts as Governor for the State of New York, Gov. Cuomo signed legislation on August 19, 2021, which requires banks in NY to take action to prevent overdraft fees against its customers. Previously, under the NYS Banking Law, if a customer's check exceeds the funds available in the customer's checking...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
A new NYS law extends partial real property tax abatement for co-ops and condos within a city containing a population of one million or more, through the NYC fiscal year that begins in 2022.Technically, the law amends paragraphs (a) and (b) of Real Property Tax Law 467-a (2).Previously, the Real Property...
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
07
Jul
The New York State Department of Labor has finally issued the long awaited Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.As a refresher, on May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act ("NY HERO Act") into law requiring employers to take various measures to protect employees...
Friday, July 02, 2021
02
Jul
On June 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending Regulation X of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) which aims to assist mortgage borrowers with a COVID-19 related hardship in seeking loss mitigation options and delaying foreclosure proceedings to encourage resolution...
