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Crises have the tendency to bring out humanity’s best—the healthcare professionals, delivery people, and residential building workers on the front lines of the current pandemic, for example—but of course they can also throw humanity’s worst…
On Friday, March 27, Governor Cuomo expanded the list of New York businesses considered ‘non-essential’ and therefore required to shut down to include all construction activities except for roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hos…
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the City’s leading real estate trade association, today announced the launch of go.rebny.com/ CoronavirusResources , the group’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Hub website, which is available …
As COVID-19 continues to spread and we make lifestyle adjustments in response, the challenge is to maintain your mental and physical health in light of mounting stress. As social distancing becomes our new “norm” over at least the next se…
Q: Who may be deemed ‘essential employees’ for buildings during the quarantine/lockdown to maintain resident services? A: According to David L. Berkey of New York City-based firm Gallet Dreyer & Berkey LLP, “New York State’s guide for thei…
New York City-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell’s Labor and Employment Group has published a compilation of answers to questions currently facing employers as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, which can be found here. …
As the coronavirus pandemic has spread and its implications become more dire, governments and organizations across the country have issued -- and amended -- restrictions on all but 'essential' businesses in order to slow the rate of infecti…
NOTE: The following is content submitted to The Cooperator from a professional contributor, and reflects that contributor's opinions, experience, and expertise. Board members and shareholders of cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums (c…
NOTE: The following is content submitted to The Cooperator from a professional contributor, and reflects that contributor's opinions, experience, and expertise. On March 22, 2020, the Hon. Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of t…