On October 8th, the New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued guidance addressing how employers should handle drug testing in order to comply with...
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Workplace Vaccine Requirement
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that within the next few weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
NYS HERO ACT
Background On May 5, 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO ACT) into law. This law was...
NYS Mandates Masks in Schools
With some classes already in session and the rest set to begin in the coming weeks, the New York State Department of Health (the “DOH”) announced a...
Rules Issued on NJ Cannabis Law
On February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace...
NYC Amends Fair Chance Act
Earlier in 2021, New York City’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) was amended by the New York City Commission on Human Rights. The FCA prevents employers...
LGBTQ – EEOC Guidance
Last month, on the one-year anniversary of the landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
CDC on School Reopening
On July 9, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidance regarding school reopening this fall. The guidance calls for a full...
Preparing for the School Year
With the school year fast approaching educational institutions are working diligently over the summer to make sure they will be ready for their...
NY HERO Act Update
As we addressed in our previous newsletter article (see here), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential...
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