Articles by Melanie Franco
SYRACUSE N.Y. — Healthcare workers across Central New York have until midnight on Monday to show proof of vaccination or they won’t be able to come into work on Tuesday. CNY…
Under the New York Labor Law 201-D, employers are now unable to discriminate against their employees or future hires by testing for cannabis. They also must have objectively…
A rule issued Friday by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires large employers to require employees get vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly…
(WBNG) — After the Biden Administration announced a deadline for a new OSHA vaccine mandate, many people may be wondering what options they have. President Joe Biden…
With the state mandating COVID-19 shots for all health care workers, law firms are fielding a flood of calls from potential clients, who are asking what they can do to challenge…
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A federal judge has ordered an extension on the temporary restraining order blocking the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated.…
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying…
Local companies and agencies are now reviewing President Biden’s COVID-19 testing mandate for unvaccinated Americans, the most aggressive push the administration has made to…
ITHACA (WBNG) — The discussion around removing the federal ban on marijuana is gaining traction in the state. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a bill on…
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Handmade signs. Homemade signs. Computer-generated official-looking signs. The storefront windows all along Broadway reflect a diversity of goods on display,…