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JULY 2021
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EVENTS
We’re Back, Baby! Cooperator Events
Expo Returns to NYC this Fall!
coopexpo.com
Cooperator Events is pleased to an-
nounce the return of our in-person ex-
pos! This fall, the Cooperator Events
New York Expo will take place at the NY
Hilton Midtown on Thursday, Septem-
ber 23, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
We have an exciting line-up of exhibi-
tors who are eager to interact in person,
covering every aspect of multifamily liv-
ing—from board governance, financial
planning, and community engagement,
to roof repair, energy management, and
lawncare. Like our past in-person ex-
pos, the Cooperator Events New York
Fall Expo 2021 will include a full day
of free workshops, seminars, network-
ing, and more. And as always, registra-
tion and attendance are FREE to all!
Visit www.coopexpo.com to see who’s
exhibiting, get more information, and
register as an exhibitor or an attendee.
This will be a must-attend event for all
condo, co-op, and HOA board members,
property managers, residents, and real
estate professionals in the Empire State!
We look forward to seeing you there in
person!
INSURANCE
Mackoul Chosen as Insurance Broker
for Gramercy North Condo
Effective December 3, 2020, Mackoul
Risk Solutions is providing insurance
brokerage services for Gramercy North
Condominium, according to informa-
tion released by the agency.
Gramercy North is a new construction
development consisting of 14 full-floor
condominium residences conveniently
located in the center of Downtown Man-
hattan, per the release. Residents have
access to a virtual doorman service, a se-
cure package room and bike room, and
a landscaped rooftop with beautiful city
views.
“We are excited to continue our work-
ing relationship with Choice New York
Management, who are experts in man-
aging cooperative, condominium, and
rental buildings,” says Greg Mackoul,
Business Development Specialist with
the agency.
Mackoul Risk Solutions is an insur-
ance agency in Manhattan, New Jersey,
and Long Island that specializes in co-op
and condominium insurance.
LABOR
RAB Issues Mask-Wearing Guidance
for Union Employees
On May 16, 2021, the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention (CDC) is-
sued updates to its mask-wearing guide-
lines advising fully vaccinated Americans
that they no longer need to wear masks
or maintain social distance both indoors
and outdoors, except where required by
federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial
laws, rules, and regulations, including
local business and workplace guidance.
Three days later, May 19, New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced
that the state will adopt such recom-
mendations, with the exception of Pre-K
to 12 schools, public transit, homeless
shelters, correctional facilities, nursing
homes, and healthcare settings where ev-
eryone still needs to be properly masked
at all times.
The following week, the Realty Ad-
visory Board on Labor Relations (RAB)
and the Local 32BJ Union that represents
many of the state’s building service work-
ers came to an agreement regarding the
updated federal and state guidance on
masking in their workplaces. The under-
standing is as follows:
1. Employers should immediately
clarify their mask policy considering the
updated CDC/NYS masking rules.
a. Employers who wish to continue a
policy requiring masks on 100% of em-
ployees may continue to do so.
b. Employers who wish to permit vac-
cinated employees to take advantage of
the new guidance for fully vaccinated in-
dividuals may do so, provided such em-
ployer complies with paragraph 2, below.
c. No Employer shall prohibit vacci-
nated employees from wearing masks.
2. Employers who wish to permit fully
vaccinated employees to be unmasked,
according to new CDC/NYS guidance,
may do so.
a. First, the employer must clarify
their policy to permit it, as per paragraph
1 above, and must designate a point-of-
contact to correspond with employees
and/or receive documentation from em-
ployees in connection with the updated
policy.
b. If a fully vaccinated employee wish-
es to take advantage of the new mask-
ing exceptions for fully vaccinated indi-
viduals, in connection with an employer
policy permitting it, the employee must
submit competent evidence of the em-
ployee’s full vaccination to the employer’s
designated point-of-contact.
c. Competent evidence may include a
copy (either photograph, PDF, or photo-
copy) of an individual’s CDC “Covid-19
Vaccination Record Card” or a note from
an employee’s doctor or other medi-
cal professional that an individual has
received all necessary doses of a vac-
cine. The employer must keep all vac-
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