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Echoing his mantra of building back better, on May 5, 2021, New
York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and
Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), which mandates extensive new
workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. While New York employers are already required to abide by
Governor Cuomo s executive orders and adopt the New York Forward
industry-specific guidances and reopening guidelines, the act sets
forth mandatory standards not just for COVID-19, but for all
airborne infectious diseases.
Section 1 of the act requires the New York State commissioner of