Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to Section 2 of the NY HERO Act. As we previously reported, among its other provisions, the NY HERO Act requires all private employers with at least ten employees to allow employees to establish joint employer-employee committees
The NYSDOL intends to adopt the emergency rule as a permanent rule, as the emergency rule is set to expire on March 1, 2022. Notably, the New York State Register notice provides that the regulations do not impose any additional requirements.
The New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations interpreting and further defining the contours of the HERO Act’s joint labor-management workplace safety committees.
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor NYDOL issued a proposed rule regarding workplace safety committees under the HERO Act. A summary of the proposed rule regarding Section 2 of the Act is provided below.