Last week, Governor Murphy signed A5820/S3866 (Coughlin/Sweeney) into law as P.L.2021 c.104 enabling the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that has been in place since March 9, 2020.
NJ is rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in a phased approach to all adults who live, work, or are being educated in the State. Per CDC guidelines, workers who provide shelter and housing meet the 1C essential employee designation.
Earlier this week, NJBA held a virtual program to discuss how businesses can prepare their workplace to decrease liability related to COVID-19 and other emerging issues.
On October 28th, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 192 that establishes health and safety standards for public- and private-sector workplaces in order to protect employees from the coronavirus. The Order goes into effect at 6 a.m., Nov. 5th, and the order also creates an online complaint intake form that workers can use if employers do not follow the established safety guidelines.