Public employers would be required to establish protective measures for essential workers whose presence at their normal work locations was required during a public-health emergency, as well as designating which of their employees could telecommute in such situations, under a bill introduced in Albany.
The measure was drafted by State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions, and would apply to localities and school districts as well as state agencies and independent authorities.
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