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THE COVID-19 VACCINE AND RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE
Employers contemplating a return to the workplace face many new issues that can have significant legal consequences. The following are 5 questions we have been receiving from our clients. Of course, this is very general information. We are always available to discuss your particular circumstances.
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COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF 2021
On April 7, 2021, the New York State Legislature passed the 2021-2022 State Budget, which among other things, enacted the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021 (the “Program”), setting aside more than $2 billion in Federal and State rent relief.
COVID-19 EMERGENCY EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2020
On December 28, 2020, the New York State Legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, new legislation known as the “Covid-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020,” imposing, among other things, additional restrictions on a landlord’s ability to commence and prosecute eviction proceedings against residential tenants.
COVID-19 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS – THE CURRENT LAY OF THE LAND
In this article, published in the New York Law Journal, Caitlin L. Bronner provides the current “lay of the land” on whether insurers may be required to pay Covid-19 business interruption claims on a nationwide basis, and includes an analysis of recent attempts to create multi-district litigation of these cases.
September 1, 2020 Federal Residential Eviction Moratorium
On September 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) issued a nationwide order (the “Order”) temporarily halting residential evictions resulting from the nonpayment of rent for certain tenants through December 31, 2020, in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19
What Landlords May Do When A Tenant Fails To Pay Rent
On June 30, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Tenant Safe Harbor Act, which creates new defenses that residential tenants may raise in court in summary nonpayment proceedings. While this new