The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Labor Law s. 218-b(2)-(3)
- Issued
- 2021-07-06 July 6, 2021
- Effective
- Adopted by employers by Aug. 5, 2021; activated Sept. 6, 2021 (read as 2021-08-05)
- End
- Designation ended Mar. 17, 2022 (read as 2022-03-17)
- In force
- Aug. 5, 2021 to Mar. 17, 2022
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- construction industry employers and all 'employees' as defined by Labor Law s. 218-b, including independent contractors, day laborers and subcontractors' workers at the work site
- Functions reached
- JS
- SB
- HR
- OP
- BD (toolbox talks and meetings limited)
- WF (isolation/quarantine compliance)
- Collection
- Construction SEC-09
Operative words
This plan goes into effect when an airborne infectious disease is designated by the New York State Commissioner of Health as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health... This plan applies to all 'employees' as defined by the New York State Labor Law 218-b, which means any person providing labor or services for remuneration for a private entity or business within the state... and shall include part-time workers, independent contractors, domestic workers, home care and personal care workers, day laborers, farmworkers and other temporary and seasonal workers... [Minimum controls:] 3. Health Screening: Employees will be screened for symptoms of the infectious disease at the beginning of their shift... 4. Face Coverings... 5. Physical Distancing... Limit attendance to in-person meetings (including toolbox talks, pre-shift meeting, safety meetings).
Enforcement
Labor Law s. 218-b(6)-(7)