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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