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Displaying 1 - 10 of 72| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Current COVID safety measures for NYS employers | It's January 6, 2022, and I am trying to pinpoint what libraries are obligated to do for employees with regard to COVID safety measures. & |
COVID-19, HERO Act, Management, Policy, Safety Plan | |
| Paid sick leave for COVID quarantine | The library (school district public library without a union or a bargaining agreement and less than 50 employees) offers paid sick leave for most e |
COVID-19, Emergency Response, Employee Rights, Labor, Legal Poems, PTO, Vacation, and Leave, Sick Leave, Workers Comp | |
| Presenters and vaccination requirements | In the RAQ you provided an answer about vaccine requirements for new hires. |
ADA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Employment, Library Programming and Events | |
| New Hires and Vaccination | Can we require new hires at the library to be vaccinated, and if so, how should we word this on the job application, and how are we allowed to ask |
ADA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Employment | |
| NY Hero Act and libraries | How does the NY HERO Act https://dol.ny.gov/ny-hero-act apply to the differe |
Association Libraries, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Public Libraries, HERO Act, NY Labor Law | |
| Open Meetings Law and Social Distancing Requirements | Now that Open Meetings Law modifications have been lifted, are we still required to maintain physical distancing for board meetings? |
Board of Trustees, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Emergency Response, Open Meetings Law, Safety Plan | |
| Open Meetings Law and end of NYS' Emergency Status | First question: With the expiration of the Executive Orders on June 24th, 2021, including the Order modifying the requirements of the Open Meetings |
Board of Trustees, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Executive Order, Open Meetings Law | |
| "Masks recommended" phase and the vaccinated | We are preparing to go to the "masks recommended" phase. Staff would still be required to wear masks in public portions of the building, but |
COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Emergency Response, Masks, Safety Plan | |
| Postal problems and mask mandate changes | Our postman refuses to wear a mask in the building even though it is policy and a NYS mandate. |
COVID-19, Emergency Response, Masks, Safety Plan | |
| Update on retention of health screening records | I am writing to update the excellent advice on the RAQ page from November 2020 in |
COVID-19, Emergency Response, Personnel Records, Records Management, Record Retention |