Author: Stephanie West
COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Frontline First Responders
Stephanie West
May 2, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that the city’s 11 public hospitals [NYC Health + Hospitals] will offer free antibody testing for first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19
NYC Introduces “Project Cupid”
Stephanie West
May 1, 2020
NEW YORK, NY — New York City’s “Project Cupid,” will enable the completion of the marriage license process to be completed online. All couples who want to get married in New York
Concern for Worker Safety Continues at McDonald’s
Stephanie West
April 29, 2020
San Jose, California – Twenty-two percent of McDonald’s workers reported they went to work feeling sick during the COVID-19 pandemic because of a lack of paid sick leave, fear of
Labor Unions Blast Trump Administration for Skirting CARES Act Payroll Requirements
Stephanie West
April 29, 2020
Washington, DC – Seven leading labor unions, representing millions of working people across the country, have blasted the Trump Administration for skirting payroll requirements in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Workers Cheated Out Of Pay Are Returned Wages By NYC Comptroller
Stephanie West
April 28, 2020
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today announced an initiative to return over $2.5 million in unclaimed prevailing wages to workers cheated out of their pay
Hospital Gowns Produced in NYC
Stephanie West
April 24, 2020
New York, NY — New York City has developed a public-private partnership with the White House, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and Owens-Minor (OW), a healthcare logistics
NYC & Nursing Homes Battle COVID-19
Stephanie West
April 23, 2020
New York, NY — New York City will be adding supplies and staff to nursing homes citywide in a comprehensive plan to fight the COVID-19 crisis. “Our city’s nursing homes are home to
Elective Outpatient Treatment Can Resume In Some NYS Countries
Stephanie West
April 22, 2020
Albany, NY – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19. Restrictions on
Testing & Tracing In NYC
Stephanie West
April 22, 2020
New York, NY — To contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Mayor de Blasio has announced a comprehensive “Test and Trace” strategy to reduce COVID-19 infections citywide. “To defeat
