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New York State Issues Updated Guidance on Essential (And Non-Essential) Businesses

By Allan Bloom, Arielle E. Kobetz and Alex Downie on April 9, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus

***Last Updated: May 18, 2020*** On April 9, 2020, Empire State Development (“ESD”) released guidance for determining whether a business or service is “essential” under a series of executive orders issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. These orders, which we addressed in a previous post, require that only businesses and not-for-profit entities deemed essential … Continue Reading

New York State Mandates That Non-Essential Workers Must Stay Home

By Evandro Gigante, Arielle E. Kobetz and Alex Downie on March 20, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures, Workplace Safety

*** IMPORTANT NOTE: On April 9, 2020, the State of New York released updated guidance that modifies some of the content discussed below. Read more on our updated blog post here. *** Beginning Sunday, March 22, 2020, in accordance with Executive Order 202.8 issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo, only essential businesses and not-for-profit entities in … Continue Reading