Covid-19 Testing Criteria Expanded to Include Foodservice Workers

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo has expanded diagnostic testing criteria to include more frontline New York workers. The expanded criteria will now allow all first responders, health care…
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Restaurant Reopening Plan Unclear

Governor Cuomo provided the first look at his plan for reopening the State recently establishing a four phase strategy that delays opening restaurants and bars until phase three. The plan…
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Shared Work Program Can Help Bring Back Staff

Business owners should consider the benefits of the Shared Work Program in bringing back staff after being allowed to reopen. The Shared Work Program gives employers an alternative to laying…
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Tell Congress: Restaurants Need A “Blueprint For Recovery”

No other industry has been hit harder by the coronavirus than restaurants. The impact of the restaurant industry cannot be understated – restaurant sales exceed the agriculture, airline, railroad, ground…
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Need a Mask?

Governor Cuomo has arranged for the donation of 900,000 masks for food service and delivery workers in order to help stop the spread of Covid-19 and to protect these frontline…
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Comptroller DiNapoli Announces $50 Million Toward Small Business Relief

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) is putting $50 million toward the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…
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Reminder From Labor Department

The New York State Department of Labor is reminding employers that they are required by law (12 NYCRR § 472.8) to provide the following information to employees whose work schedule…
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Restaurant Reopening Plan Unclear

Governor Cuomo provided the first look at his plan for reopening the State recently establishing a four phase strategy that delays opening restaurants and bars until phase three. The plan…
Read More

Need a Mask?

Governor Cuomo has arranged for the donation of 900,000 masks for food service and delivery workers in order to help stop the spread of Covid-19 and to protect these frontline…
Read More

Shared Work Program Can Help Bring Back Staff

Business owners should consider the benefits of the Shared Work Program in bringing back staff after being allowed to reopen. The Shared Work Program gives employers an alternative to laying…
Read More

Reminder From Labor Department

The New York State Department of Labor is reminding employers that they are required by law (12 NYCRR § 472.8) to provide the following information to employees whose work schedule…
Read More

Tell Congress: Restaurants Need A “Blueprint For Recovery”

No other industry has been hit harder by the coronavirus than restaurants. The impact of the restaurant industry cannot be understated—our sales exceed the agriculture, airline, railroad, ground transportation, and spectator…
Read More