This is a reminder that pursuant to the NY HERO
Act, by August 5, 2021, all private New York
employers are required to adopt an Airborne Infectious Disease
Exposure Prevention Plan for the workplace. Employers may either
adopt the model plan prepared by the New York Department of Labor
(DOL), or create their own plan that meets the applicable
prevention standard. Employers who opt to create their own
plan should be sure to do so with the “meaningful
participation” of their employees or by agreement with their
employees' collective bargaining representative. The DOL has
published a prevention standard that is applicable to all
employers, a model plan that will be applicable to many employers,
and additional model plans applicable to particular industries,
including agriculture, construction, delivery services, domestic
workers, emergency response, food services, manufacturing and
industry, personal services, private education, private
transportation, and retail.
