COVID-19 - The Coppola Firm

HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave Still in Effect in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 11, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

While we’re no longer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there still are laws in effect that were enacted during the pandemic. One is COVID-19 sick leave, which was passed in the pandemic’s very first days. Enacted...

HR Alert: Employee Retention Credit on Hold

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 18, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

The IRS has announced a moratorium on processing Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, through at least the end of 2023. Citing the need to protect taxpayers from fraud, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said: “The IRS...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Disability Info

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today. It added information to clarify when COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act...

HR Alert: New COVID-19 OSHA Guidance

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

How Do I Identify What Areas At Work May Be Susceptible To An Increased Spread Of COVID-19? Now’s the time to attack those increased risks with a plan to reduce exposure – or if you’ve already done so, to...

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What You Need to Know About the HERO Act

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 23, 2022. Posted in Business, Employment.

The NYS Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO ACT), which protects private sector employees against exposure and disease during a future airborne infectious disease outbreak, is still something NYS businesses need to know...

Free COVID-19 Home Tests

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 23, 2022. Posted in COVID 19.

Free at-home COVID-19 tests are now available for the asking. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has an easy-to-use website for ordering, which requires name and address only. You may choose to add your email address...

Hr Alert: How Long Do My Employees Need to Isolate and Quarantine Now?

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 10, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s the question on everyone’s mind, it seems. And the answer is: It depends (how’s that for a lawyerly answer?). In general, the period to isolate and quarantine has been reduced from 10 days to 5 days,...

HR Alert: One Step Closer to the Vaccine Mandate

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 15, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, as part of the regulatory review process, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted the initial text of the federal government’s vaccine mandate to the Office of...

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HR Alert: The Federal Vaccine Mandate is Here

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 10, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

This week, President Biden announced an expansive six-part coronavirus plan which mandates shots for over 100 million Americans. The plan is aimed at health care workers, federal contractors, federal workers, and even private...

HR Alert: HERO Act – What You Need to Know Now

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 7, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

On Labor Day 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health had designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New...

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