Return to in-person programming offers opportunity for members to commiserate, collaborate.

LeadingAge NY President and CEO Jim Clyne urges Attorney General James to reconsider her call for immediate enforcement of recently enacted nursing home staffing mandates.

Employers are no longer required to implement their workplace safety plans, but other requirements remain.

The HERO Act provides protections to employees in the workplace relative to the exposure to airborne infectious disease and allows employees to participate in a workplace safety committee.

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The Governor extended the health care staffing emergency, but lifted the freeze on enforcement of nursing home staffing mandates. As a result, certain staffing flexibilities were continued, but nurse and aide minimum staffing levels took effect on April 1^st. LeadingAge NY is providing members with resources to respond to the requirements.

Attorney General James, 1199SEIU call for stronger protections for nursing home workers in joint press conference.

In the past week, LeadingAge NY has written to the Governor's Secretary for Health and the DOH Executive Deputy Commissioner on staffing issues, presented to the Public Health and Health Planning Council, and reached out to high-level DOH staff about federal strike team and infrastructure project funding for nursing homes. LeadingAge NY is also convening a joint cabinet workforce task force.