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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 n...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 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 wor...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 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 ...

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 oblig...