{"id":"NY-127","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"New York","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commissioner of Health Howard A. Zucker, M.D., J.D.","authority":"Labor Law 218-b; 12 NYCRR 840.1","instrument":"Commissioner\u0027s Designation Pursuant to Labor Law 218-b for COVID-19","title":"Commissioner\u0027s Designation Pursuant to Labor Law 218-b for COVID-19","dateIssued":"2021-09-06","effective":"2021-09-06 \u0027until September 30, 2021\u0027","end":"Continued Sept. 30, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021 (Ex. NY-128) and thereafter","startDate":"2021-09-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["every private employer in New York State (plans activated)"],"clause":"Pursuant to Labor Law 218-b and the associated regulation at 12 NYCRR 840.1, I hereby designate COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health in New York State, in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the level of transmission of such disease as \u0027substantial\u0027 or \u0027high.\u0027 This designation will remain in effect until September 30, 2021, at which point I will review the level of transmission of COVID-19 in New York State and determine whether to continue this designation.","enforcement":"Labor Law 218-b (activation of every employer\u0027s exposure prevention plan: health screening, face coverings, distancing, hygiene, cleaning and disinfection controls)","functions":["OF workplace","HR","WF","all in-person functions"],"notes":"The State\u0027s own force-of-law finding, effective Sept. 6, 2021, that COVID-19 transmission was \u0027substantial\u0027 or \u0027high\u0027 across New York","sourceUrl":"https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/docs/2021-09-06_commissioner_designation.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210907172203/https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/docs/2021-09-06_commissioner_designation.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":67561,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NY","url":"/library/NY-127","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NY-127","citation":"Commissioner of Health Howard A. Zucker, M.D., J.D, Commissioner\u0027s Designation Pursuant to Labor Law 218-b for COVID-19 (Sept. 6, 2021) (Ex. NY-127)","stateName":"New York","related":["NY-128","AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-011","DUT-NY-014","NY-082","NY-136","NY-075","NY-073","NY-074"]}