The enacted Budget expands the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law to include additional paid time off for prenatal appointments. Under the enacted proposal, New York is now the first state in the nation to require employers to provide up to 20 hours of...
Paid Prenatal Leave Pregnant employees now have 20 hours of paid leave specifically for prenatal care, separate from existing sick leave entitlements. Employers cannot request private health information or retaliate against workers using this benefit. Expanded Workers’ Compensation S6635/A5745 extends men...
NEW YORK --New year, new laws. Here's what people in New York need to know about the changes taking effect in 2025. Let's start with minimum wage. It'sgoing up 50 cents an hourin New York to $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and to $15.50 for the re...
New York is set to introduce significant improvements in paid sick leave, specifically targeting prenatal care. Under the new laws, employers will be required to provide 20 hours of paid sick leave for prenatal care, separate from existing paid sick leave entitlements. In a bid to safeguard empl...
maternal mortality rates like expanding health care for pregnant New Yorkers to include doulas and creating safeguards to reduce unnecessary c-sections. Mental health for mothers-to-be will also be addressed by Hochul via increased education for psychiatrists. She is also pitching prenat...
Gov. Hochul says her 200 proposals will makeNew York safer, more affordable and more livable. Hochul also hopes to change the wayreading is taught in schools, create afirst-in-the-nation prenatal leaveand deal with theinfant mortality crisis. ...
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Under New York law, employees are entitled to certain leaves or time off, including sick leave, paid prenatal personal leave, paid family leave, military spouse leave, bone marrow and blood donation leave and emergency responder leave. See Time Off and Leaves of Absence. New York prohibits smok...
Clickfor additional NY PFL employer resources released by NYS. Finally, if you have recently become a covered employer under NY PFL due to hiring an employee working in New York State, you will need to obtain NY PFL insurance, which is generally added as a rider to an existing NY disabilit...
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