NY Extends HERO Act Designation And Mask Mandate

The New York Commissioner of Health once again extended the designation of COVID-19 as highly contagious, thereby requiring employers to keep their HERO Act safety plans activated through at least February 15, 2022.  The Commissioner also extended the State's mask mandate through February 1, 2022.

As previously reported (here, here, here, and here), New York State's Commissioner of Health, effective September 6, 2021, designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health, thus requiring employers to activate their safety plans under the NY HERO Act.  Although the initial designation lasted through September 30, 2021, the Commissioner subsequently extended the designation three times through January 15, 2022.