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COVID-19: Bill Would Allow Businesses To Perform Temperature Checks COVID-19: Bill Would Allow Businesses To Perform Temperature Checks
Covid-19: Bill Would Allow Businesses To Perform Temperature Checks Legislation has been introduced in New York that would allow businesses to take the temperatures of employees, customers, and vendors before entering their premises. State Sen. David Carlucci, who represents parts of Rockland and Westchester counties, has proposed the bill that permits non-invasive temperature taking at business entryways and allows businesses to take corrective action to remove individuals with a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The bill also would ensure that affected customers have an alternate way to receive the products and services they require. Busin…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Mall Owner Pulls Back On Reopening Date COVID-19: Mall Owner Pulls Back On Reopening Date
Covid-19: Mall Owner Pulls Back On Reopening Date Not so fast. Simon Property Group is now hitting the brakes on any potential openings of some New York malls on Saturday, May 16. Earlier this week, the company announced that it intended to open several malls, possibly some in New York, though it planned to take extra safety precautions, including taking customers' temperature and enforcing social distancing. A statement released by the company caused confusion among New Yorkers and politicians alike. “Shopper response to our reopenings has been very positive,” the company said in a statement earlier this week, commenting on properties t…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Concerns Voiced As Local Malls Plan To Reopen COVID-19: Concerns Voiced As Local Malls Plan To Reopen
Covid-19: Concerns Voiced As Local Malls Plan To Reopen Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Mall Owner Pulls Back On Reopening Date Simon says ... it’s time to reopen some malls in the region amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Simon Property Group announced this week that Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Orange County will be reopening on Saturday, May 16, the day after the state “unpauses” and begins reopening some non-essential businesses. Other planned openings in New York include Shops at Nanuet, and The Westchester in White Plains. In total, nearly two dozen properties in the area are expected to reopen, pend…

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by Zak Failla
News
55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines 55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines
55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines Fifty-five families are suing the state in Supreme Court challenging a new law that repeals the religious exemption for vaccinations. Attorneys Michael H. Sussman and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., filed the suit on Wednesday, July 10, stating the plaintiffs, held lawful religious exemptions, and requested that the court repeal the measure. the suit said. The suit claims the families can no longer educate their children or send them to camps as a result of the law. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Contributed “To deprive families of the rights to freedom of religious expression, parental rights, and the r…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Cuomo Signs Equal Pay Law At Champion USA Women's Soccer Team's NYC Canyon Of Heroes Parade Cuomo Signs Equal Pay Law At Champion USA Women's Soccer Team's NYC Canyon Of Heroes Parade
Cuomo Signs Equal Pay Law At Champion USA Women's Soccer Team's NYC Canyon Of Heroes Parade At the ticker-tape parade celebrating the World Champion USA Women's Soccer Team, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed pay equity legislation to close the gender wage gap. Minutes before the Wednesday, July 10 parade through the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan, Cuomo also called on US Soccer to pay the women's national team the same as the men's national team. "There is no rationale why women should not get paid what men get paid. These are women's soccer players, they play the same game as the men's soccer players, and they play it better -- so if there is any economic rationale, the men should…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines
County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines Elected officials from across New York state, including Rockland County -- the epicenter of a measles outbreak -- hailed a new state law that bans non-medical exemptions from vaccinations.  "This is a great step forward in protecting the public health here in New York," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. At least 924 of the nation's confirmed measles cases have been reported in New York state. More than 20,000 measles/mumps/rubella vaccinations have been given within Rockland County since the outbreak began in October 2018. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday, June 13 ending…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Carlucci Bill Aims To Keep Children Safe From Measles At Summer Camp Carlucci Bill Aims To Keep Children Safe From Measles At Summer Camp
Carlucci Bill Aims To Keep Children Safe From Measles At Summer Camp With a few days left in the state legislative session, Sen. David Carlucci of New City, whose district includes Rockland and parts of Northern Westchester, is seeking to ensure that children attending summer camp will be safe from the measles and other contagious diseases.  Many parents have no idea that these camps do not have to submit vaccination records to the state. On Thursday, June 6, Carlucci held an Albany press conference to call for the passage of a new bill to close loopholes in state law that allow about 10,000 unregulated camps to operate without vaccination records. In …

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by Jon Craig