NY HERO ACT - Department of Labor

Written By Pamela Shehu

The NY HERO Act is intended to prevent current and future occupational exposure to airborne infectious diseases at workplaces throughout New York state. This new law:

  • Requires the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Health, to create and publish a general model airborne infectious disease exposure standard for all worksites and, where appropriate, differentiated by industry. The standard must include retaliation protections and be published in English and Spanish.

  • Requires private employers to establish an airborne infectious disease exposure plan by adopting the model standard, or an alternative plan that equals or exceeds the model standard.

  • Requires employers to provide written notice to workers about the model standard.

  • Authorizes the Department of Labor and the New York State Attorney General to take appropriate enforcement measures.

  • Allows employees to establish and administer joint labor-management workplace safety committees.
    *SOURCE - NYSDOL Website - UPDATED 7/4/2021

Pamela Shehu
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