Businesses in New York will soon be required to follow minimum standards developed by the state to protect workers from the spread of airborne, infectious diseases under legislation signed Wednesday night by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
But Cuomo’s approval of the new law came with a caveat businesses will be allowed to correct violations of the new standards to avoid litigation from their workers.
Lawmakers will now have to approve an amendment to the new law to comply with the change. That’s expected to be taken up by the state Legislature in the coming days. Otherwise, the law will take effect on a timeline to be developed by the state.