***UPCOMING WEBINAR***
May 7, 2PM: The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Dutchess Business Notification Network will host New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for a town hall forum. The Comptroller will present economic information for the regional business community and take questions from attendees. Thank you to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. and Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies for sponsoring. You can register HERE.
·PROPOSED LEGISLATION ALERT: A number of proposals have been introduced in the past several weeks in the New York State Senate and Assembly. S.8266 (Ramos)/A.10401 (Simotas) - would amend New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Law to create an occupational disease presumption for employees that have contracted COVID-19. The New York Comp Insurance Rating Board has issued an analysis projecting the cost impact on the state’s workers compensation system to be as high as $31 billion, compared to current annual compensation system cost of approximately $8.7 billion. That analysis can be found HERE.
·The U.S. Department of Labor wants to hear from you about challenges that may be faced as businesses reopen and how best to help employers and workers reopen America’s workplaces safely. They want employers to take part of a national online dialog, but you must submit your comments by tomorrow, May 7. You can submit your comments HERE.
·In today’s (Wednesday) press conference, Governor Cuomo said local government officials will have a say on which businesses can reopen once a region reaches the metrics to begin the process of reopening. These decisions must still follow the risk guidelines the state has already detailed.
A new Executive Order has been signed that extends the suspension of the need to have a professional licensing, if an individual is already licensed in another state or Canada, to work in New York. The new Executive Order grants an extension of an additional 30 days. A copy of the order can be found HERE.