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According to the New York State Department of Labor, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers must have a legally compliant written...

Amid Covid-19, the construction industry has been hit particularly hard. With projects being halted, delayed, and operations slowed, many...

State Sen. John Liu, D-Queens, sponsored bill S8587 which declares agreements exempting employers from liability for negligence related...

The Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced on Monday, July 20, 2020 that it has provided...

As part of the national response to the COVID‐19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided...

As one of the measures calling for economic relief for those affected by COVID-19, in May, 2020, President Trump’s office issued an...

On June 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo signed into law Senate bill S8192B and expanded the protections granted to struggling residential tenants...

We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing how summer vacation affects the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...

We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing Executive Order 205, which originally was silent on whether employees who traveled from...

The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued Interim Guidance for Quarantine Restrictions in response to Governor Cuomo’s...

The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued revised Interim Guidance for infected and exposed employees to COVID-19. The...

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”) recently issued updated guidance regarding benefit eligibility for COVID-19...

As cities and states across the U.S. begin phased reopening of businesses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) provides for, among other things, up to 12 weeks of paid...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires certain covered employers to record and report serious...

Recently, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued additional guidance reminding covered health care providers that the HIPAA Privacy...

On May 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.28 and rolled back many of the protections afforded to health care providers...

States recently have begun transitioning from combating COVID-19 to reopening of certain non-essential businesses. On May 15, 2020...

On March 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced it would direct all state survey agencies to focus on...

Recently this law firm published a legal briefing summarizing potential issues with business interruption insurance stemming from...