This post was revised on May 19, 2021 to reflect
relevant updates.
On May 5, 2021, New York enacted the Health and Essential Rights Act (the HERO
Act ). The new law seeks to address continued COVID-19 safety
concerns in the workplace and is designed to codify, supplement,
and replace numerous executive actions that have been issued
throughout the pandemic. The passage of the HERO Act imposes
significant new health and safety obligations on New York
employers, including the formation of joint labor-management
workplace safety committees to help ensure worker safety. Employers
should prepare now to come into compliance with the new law, which
we summarize below.
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The New York State Legislature recently passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”), which has been delivered to Governor Cuomo for his signature. The legislation seeks to address continued COVID-19 safety concerns in the workplace and is designed to codify, supplement, and replace numerous executive actions that have been issued throughout the pandemic. The HERO Act would also pass into law significant new health and safety obligations for New York employers, including the formation of joint labor-management workplace safety committees to help ensure worker safety. Employers should prepare now to come into compliance with the new law, which we summarize below.
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The New York State Legislature recently passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (the HERO
Act ), which has been delivered to Governor Cuomo for his
signature. The legislation seeks to address continued COVID-19
safety concerns in the workplace and is designed to codify,
supplement, and replace numerous executive actions that have been
issued throughout the pandemic. The HERO Act would also pass into
law significant new health and safety obligations for New York
employers, including the formation of joint labor-management
workplace safety committees to help ensure worker safety. Employers
New York State’s HERO Act Set to Impose Additional Workplace Health and Safety Obligations on Employers Friday, April 30, 2021
The New York State Legislature recently passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”), which has been delivered to Governor Cuomo for his signature. The legislation seeks to address continued COVID-19 safety concerns in the workplace and is designed to codify, supplement, and replace numerous executive actions that have been issued throughout the pandemic. The HERO Act would also pass into law significant new health and safety obligations for New York employers, including the formation of joint labor-management workplace safety committees to help ensure worker safety. Employers should prepare now to come into compliance with the new law, which we summarize below.