Category Archive: COVID-19

How Are Nursing Homes Recovering After COVID? Vacancy rates in New York nursing homes have been rising due to the lack of trust caused by the handling of the COVID-19 crisis. High numbers of nursing home inhabitants passed away during the pandemic, and occupancy rates are still low compared to pre-COVID numbers. Nearly half of…Read the article

Following a recent labor law provision, New York employers are now required to give paid leave for the time it takes any employee to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This is applicable to any person, corporation, limited liability company, or association that employs any individual in any industry or business. Employers are required to grant the…Read the article

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have been grappling with a variety of difficult decisions, underpinned by the rapidly developing guidance on how to make them. From evaluating whether or not a business should stay open to determining how to best protect employees, these tough decisions have been the catalyst for rising workplace…Read the article

The CDC has recommended that individuals wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in public settings and when social distancing isn’t possible. Many US state and city governments have now made wearing masks in public a requirement. Such mandates mean individuals could be charged fines and children could be sent home from school as…Read the article