COVID-19: Guide to Reopening & Helpful Links, Part 2; New York’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

Guide to Reopening & Helpful Links, Part 2

• The CDC has published a tool to assist employers in making reopening decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, available here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/workplace-decision-tree.pdf
• The Broome County Reopen Playbook, “A Guide for Safe Operations During the COVID-19 Crisis” is available here: https://greaterbinghamtonchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reopen-Playbook-Draft_5.15.2020_AW-FINAL.pdf
• A new tool is now being offered by ESD that enables companies to determine what phase of reopening they fall into by NAICS code search. This tool is available here: https://www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/nyforward
• Empire State Development’s FAQs on New York Forward and business reopening are available here: https://esd.ny.gov/nyforward-faq

New York’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

• FAQs & other information on New York’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave are available here: https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/new-york-paid-family-leave-covid-19-faqs
• New York has published guidance on obtaining an order for mandatory or precautionary quarantine under the new COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, available here: http://docs.paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/content/main/forms/PFLDocs/obtain-order-of-quarantine.pdf
  
• The New York State Department of Health and Department of Labor issued guidance on May 17, 2020 on use of COVID-19 sick leave for health care employers: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/05/doh-dol_healthcareguidance_051720_0.pdf

The Attorneys at Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP are available to provide advice and counsel concerning matters related to COVID-19.