NY HERO Act to Impose More Workplace Health and Safety Obligations
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...
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