***UPCOMING WEBINAR***
On May 6, take part in a webinar that will provide the latest guidance for employers from a legal and HR perspective as you look towards reopening. Panelists will be Ed Kowalski from Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions and David Wise from Mackey Butts and Wise LLP. Thank you to Rose & Kiernan Insurance for sponsoring.
RegisterHERE.
·In today’s (Thursday) press conference, Governor Cuomo announced former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, John Hopkins University, and the State's Department of Health would manage the "army of tracers." Tracers will include state, county, and municipal employees. The tracing program will be coordinated with New Jersey and Connecticut.
·Governor Cuomo announced the MTA trains would not run between 1AM and 5AM in order to disinfect and clean the train cars. During this time, essential workers will be provided with for-hire vehicles or buses at no cost if the travel is to or from their job. This shutdown will not effect Metro-North services, but Metro-North trains will also be cleaned every 24 hours.
·A decision on whether to reopen the schools or close them for the remainder of the school year will be made and announced tomorrow according to Governor Cuomo.
·The New York State Association of Counties expects counties outside of New York City to lose $2 billion in sales tax and similar revenues. Additionally, they expect Governor Cuomo to cut reimbursements to counties by $1.25 billion.
·If you are an essential worker, you may qualify for free childcare. To see if you qualify, and to learn more about the program, click HERE.
·Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will host a small business town hall event today (Thursday) at 4:30PM on Zoom. To participate, click HERE.
To view yesterday's marketing panel webinar and Virtual Business After Hours, click HERE.