To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
On April 23, 2021, the New York state legislature delivered a
copy of the Health and Essential Rights Act
(the HERO Act or the Act ) to Governor
Andrew Cuomo for signature. The legislation was created as a
response to COVID-19 safety concerns as New
Yorkers return to in-person work, and designed to fill gaps created
by expiring COVID-19-related executive orders. If enacted, the HERO
Act would require the New York Department of Labor
( NYDOL ) to issue enforceable minimum workplace health
and safety standards, and would also impose significant new health
Seyfarth Synopsis:
On April 27,
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the final steps the
Commonwealth would take to fully reopen. Acting Boston Mayor
Kim Janey has announced, however, that Boston will delay
implementing several reopening measures for three weeks.
As we reported yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie
Baker s announcement signaled the final phases of
COVID restrictions for Massachusetts businesses and residents.
However, Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey subsequently announced that
the City of Boston would delay implementing statewide reopening
guidance for certain industries for three weeks, as detailed
below:
On June 1, road races and other large outdoor events, youth and
adult amateur sports, and singing at venues, restaurants, and other
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
On April 27, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker
announced that between April 30 and August 1, 2021, the
Commonwealth will advance through the final stages of the COVID-19
reopening plan. Subject to public health and vaccination
data, restrictions on businesses and individuals will be eased
gradually until all restrictions are lifted on August 1,
2021.
On April 27, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker
announced significant updates to the Commonwealth s COVID-19
reopening status. The changes described below will occur in
stages on April 30, May 10, May 29, and August 1, 2021.
Effective April 30, 2021:
The outdoor face covering requirement – other than for
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law by
President Biden on March 11, 2021, included a
voluntary extension of
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The extension
allows eligible employers to continue to receive tax credits for
voluntarily offering FFCRA benefits to employees through September
30, 2021.
Previous FFCRA Benefits
As discussed in our previous alert, the FFCRA expired on December
31, 2020. The FFCRA required most employers with fewer than 500
employees to provide emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) for absences
relating to COVID-19 illness suffered by employees or their covered
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
After postponing the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data
Collection on May 8, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April
26, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
( EEOC ) announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component
1 data collection is now open.
Each year, all eligible private sector employers must submit an
EEO-1 Component 1 report, which consists of demographic workforce
information, including data by race, ethnicity, sex and job
categories.
As we previously reported
here
, this year, employers with 100 or more
employees (and federal contractors with 50 or more employees