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The HERO Act Requires Employers to Implement Enhanced Health and Safety Standards for the Workplace by June 4, 2021.
On May 5, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”) (S. 1034B) to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases in the workplace given the anticipated return of many employees to work. The expansive law directs the New York Department of Labor (the “NYDOL”) to create standards to prevent the spread of airborne infectious diseases by June 4, 2021. By that date, employers must either adopt those model standards or implement an alternative that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the NYDOL.