Governor Hochul has instructed state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to declare the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be a serious risk to public health, clearing the way for the state to implement a series of workplace protections as required under the HERO Act.
The legislation, which requires private-sector employers to adopt workplace protections to prevent the spread of airborne diseases, was signed then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in May but had yet to be implemented, even as the Delta variant surged.
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