{"id":"SEC-09-041","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New York","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"09","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New York State Department of Labor (Section 1 of the NY HERO Act; Commissioner of Health designation)","authority":"N.Y. Labor Law s. 218-b (L. 2021, ch. 105, as amended by ch. 219); Commissioner of Health designation of Sept. 6, 2021","instrument":"Section 1 of the NY HERO Act: Information \u0026 FAQs (timeline and requirements)","title":"NY DOL HERO Act FAQ","dateIssued":"2021-09-06","effective":"Plans required Aug. 5, 2021; distributed and posted Sept. 4, 2021; activated Sept. 6, 2021","end":"Designation ended Mar. 17, 2022 (per DOL aidepp page read live)","startDate":"2021-08-05","endDate":"2022-03-17","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","QUAR"],"addressees":["every private employer in New York State"],"clause":"Section 1 of the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the HERO Act) requires every private employer in New York State to adopt a safety and health plan to protect employees from airborne infectious diseases... May 5, 2021 - NY HERO Act signed into law. July 6, 2021 - NYS DOL published the HERO Act standard and model plans. August 5, 2021 - All employers in New York were required to adopt their safety and health plan. September 4, 2021 - All employers in New York were required to give their safety and health plan to their employees and post the plan in each work site. September 6, 2021 - The New York State Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease... This means that employers must now implement their HERO Act plan specifically for COVID-19.","enforcement":"Labor Law s. 218-b(6)-(7): civil penalties ($50 per day for failure to adopt; $1,000-$10,000 for failure to abide); private right of action","functions":["JS","OP","HR","SB","WF"],"notes":"Q3 2021 force-of-law instrument for every New York construction employer.","sourceUrl":"https://dol.ny.gov/ny-hero-act-information-faqs","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":442426,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-09","url":"/library/SEC-09-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-09-041","citation":"New York State Department of Labor (Section 1 of the NY HERO Act; Commissioner of Health designation), Section 1 of the NY HERO Act: Information \u0026 FAQs (timeline and requirements) (Sept. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-09-041)","stateName":"New York","related":["SEC-09-GM-006","SEC-09-GM-007","SEC-09-042"]}