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The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) requires New York businesses to adopt extensive new workplace health and safety...

Anti-mandate advocates were successful in federal court over the weekend. On Saturday, a Federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily...

As detailed in our previous Legal Briefing (see link: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines (lawpf.com)), the New York State Department of Health...

COVID-19 vaccine mandates have become the legal issue of the day, on both the federal and state stages. These requirements are already...

As detailed in our previous Legal Briefing (see link: NYS Department of Labor Issues HERO Act Model Policy and Standards – Compliance...

On May 5, 2021, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act), which mandates...

On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision reducing the NCAA’s limits on student-athlete compensation...

On June 21, 2021, the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...

With the widely available vaccinations across the country, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued updated...

On May 27th, a bill was introduced which would amend the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and allow student-athletes to obtain...

The federal Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116) currently provides that an individual shall not be subject to discrimination based on any

On March 12, 2021 Governor Cuomo signed a bill amending Article 6 of the New York Labor Law, entitling both private and public employees...

The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, implements significant but temporary changes to COBRA...

We recently sent out a Legal Briefing detailing the Biden Administration’s new 2021 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) g

On President Biden’s first full day in office, his new administration issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety....

Effective immediately, and retroactively to March 9, 2020, employers are no longer mandated to pay Unemployment Insurance (“UI”)...

On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) published new guidance on the application of COVID-19 sick leave. All...

A recent introduction of COVID-19 vaccines has generated hope that the end of the pandemic is near while simultaneously creating another...

The Third Department recently affirmed the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s determination that Uber drivers are employees entitled...

The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a proposed rule in the New York State Register on December 9, 2020 to clarify...