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HR Alert: HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Proposed Regulations

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re an employer subject to the New York HERO Act (and if you’re a private employer in New York State, you probably are), you should start preparing to comply with the Department of Labor’s newly-released proposed...

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...

HR Alert: HERO Act Model Plans Published

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

As we previously blogged, Governor Cuomo signed the HERO Act, and it requires employers to create an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with creating...

HR Alert: NY Amends Certain HERO Act Provisions

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 16, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Recently, we blogged about the HERO Act signed into law, which requires employers to implement airborne infectious disease exposure standards in the workplace. Governor Cuomo now has signed legislation amending certain portions...

HR Alert: New Airborne Disease Exposure Standards For NY

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 17, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 2 Comments

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) into law, and it’s got teeth — the HERO Act permits employees to sue their employers. It becomes effective June...

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