Legislative Update April
View highlights of the 2020/2021 NYS Executive Budget Here
April 13, 2020- This Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) provides instructions and guidance to Area Offices and compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) for handling COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports. The scope of this guidance covers all investigations and inspections specifically related to the workplace hazard of SARS-CoV-2 (severe […]
Below is a list of links with information regarding COVID-19: Health NY CDC OSHA – Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID -19 NYC Health NYC Mayor’s Office US Department of Labor – Coronavirus
Guidance current as of April 24, 2020, per Executive Order 202.6. The Empire State Development Corporation has issued further updated guidance for construction under the Governor’s “PAUSE-NY” Executive Orders. Follow the link to ESD Guidance here. The guidance of April 24, 2020 has been updated for “essential” construction as follows: 9. Construction All non-essential construction […]
Review of the 2018 NYS Legislative session. Download highlights of legislative session here
The 2018 NYS Executive Budget passed on March 31st. Thanks to the many letters, calls and memos we were successful in defeating the Governor’s efforts to do major expansions of the MWBE program and the authority and scope of design-build statutes. For highlights of the enacted budget click here
The Governor presented his 2018-2019 Executive budget to the Legislature in late January and hasubsequently submitted his 30-day amendments. View 2018 Budget highlights here
View Legislative Update Sept 2017 for review of 2017 Legislative session.