![]() ![]() Many in the hospitality businesses feel they’re being singled out because it applies to some industries and not others, said Melissa Fleischut, president and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) imposed a vaccine mandate on restaurants, gyms, and other indoor venues. State employees who choose not to get vaccinated must undergo weekly Covid-19 testing. The state has put vaccine mandates in place for some industries, including hospitals and long-term care facilities, state employees, and Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees working in New York facilities. ![]() “One-size-fits-all mandates present genuine challenges when operating a business and can negatively impact different businesses in different ways,” he said in an email. Greg Biryla, New York senior state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, said his group favors a policy of leaving the mask decisions up to each business. Hochul plans discussions with the business community in the days and weeks ahead as she officially becomes governor, according to her office. The health department has the authority to impose regulations to protect public health, though it’s likely that officials wouldn’t make major decisions without consulting the executive chamber,” Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried (D) said. “For there to be continuity, for it to correspond to the interests of the state as a whole, I do believe that we should act as a state,” he said. State Senate Health Committee Chairman Gustavo Rivera (D) said the governor has the constitutional authority to put regulations in place without the legislature’s permission. Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference Aug. “The Lieutenant Governor is evaluating the current law and regulatory authority regarding health guidance,” Hochul spokeswoman Haley Viccaro said in an email. What Authority?īefore imposing any executive orders, Hochul has to figure out what the law allows her to do now that a new state law has revoked temporary emergency power granted to Cuomo. “One size fits all doesn’t work right now,” he said. “The business community has paid the cost of this pandemic in general in terms of income replacement, lost revenue because of the restrictions placed on their businesses, and we don’t want to go back to that.”Ĭentralized guidance from the state makes more sense for schools than for businesses, said Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York Association of Counties. “The fear of course is the uncertainty of what’s next,” said Frank Kerbein, director of the Business Council of New York State’s Center for Human Resources. ![]() Hochul has said she’s “open to all options” to fight the resurgent pandemic. Positive coronavirus cases in New York state increased dramatically to 4,737, up from 823 positive cases a month ago, due largely to the Delta variant, according to state data released on Wednesday. ![]() Hochul is to be sworn is as governor next week following the resignation of the scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo (D). Kathy Hochul (D) said Wednesday she plans to work with the New York State Department of Health to put a mask mandate in place for schools, leading some businesses to wonder whether they’ll be next. Business lobbyists in Albany say they’re looking for signs that New York’s next governor will go slow on pandemic mandates such as mask requirements. ![]()
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