NY Senate expected to suspend Gov Cuomo s food with alcohol requirement wgrz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgrz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PUBLISHED 8:11 PM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:11 PM EDT Apr. 26, 2021
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 emergency powers have remained unchecked, critics say.
In March 2020, while COVID-19 was sweeping the state, lawmakers granted the governor broad emergency powers that allowed him to override any state and local law.
Just recently, state lawmakers passed a bill that would limit that authority, with some Democrats claiming that this was a rollback of Cuomo’s emergency powers.
However, many lawmakers say this legislation does not go far enough.
“Ask a local business who s been impacted by these mandates whether anything has majorly changed for them since they supposedly took the powers away,” Assemblyman Edward Ra said. “They re still at the whims of the governor on a day-to-day basis, and in particular, the bars and restaurants, I think, feel very singled out at this point.”
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More bad news for New York City’s fast food employers. The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department has upheld New York City’s Fair Workweek Law in a decision that rejects a challenge from a coalition of industry groups.
As we noted in a prior alert, the Fair Workweek Law was enacted by New York City in 2017 and requires fast food and retail employers to provide worker schedules in advance, give current employees priority in working shifts that become available or open, and make certain premium payments to fast food and retail employees when their schedules are changed or they are provided with fewer than 11 hours off between shifts. The law became effective in November 2017.
COVID-19 vaccine clinics to be held for restaurant workers in May
The health department is working with the New York State Restaurant Association and Resurgence Brewing Co. to improve access to vaccines for restaurant workers.
Credit: WGRZ Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 2:54 PM EDT April 27, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The Erie County Department of Health will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for those that work in the restaurant industry.
“While demand has slowed for COVID-19 vaccine, there are still people in Erie County for us to reach – we are going to shift to more innovative tactics, based on data and input from the community,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Gale Burstein. “Our department continues to see a significant number of new COVID-19 cases among 20-39-year-olds. There are many restaurant workers in this age group, and group that goes out to eat and drink at restaurants often. We want to make it easy and convenient for these E
NY State Fair is on! NY expands capacity restrictions for offices, casinos amid COVID pandemic msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.