Labor and employment attorneys Miriam McKendall and Olivia O'Dwyer co-authored an Employee Benefit Plan Review article examining recent amendments to the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law under the Act Promoting Access to Midwifery Care and Out-of-Hospital Birth Options. The article notes the...
On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”)publisheda Final Rule adopting amendments to portions of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). Employers will have until October 15, 2023 to update their safe a...
eventually passed, the law would be effective 120 days later."They are like your family"New Yorkers who spoke to CBS News New York were all in favor of the proposal."She's my fur baby. She's the love of my life ... I'm not gonna leave her at home alone if she's actively sic...
The NY sick leave law is not the same as New York Paid Family Leave (NY PFL). The NY PFL provides paid time off to employees for family- or medical-related life events (e.g., to bond with a new child). The NY state sick leave law is also separate from the New York State Quara...
A recent New York law and an amendment to New York City’s existing Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) will require employers to update their policies and issue notices before the end of the year. Below is a summary of the new NY law, the amended NYC law and the...
- California workers will now have an increased guarantee of paid sick time following Gov. Newsom's signing of a new law on Wednesday. Newsom signed SB 616 into law, ensuring that all California workers will receive a minimum of five paid sick days annually, an increase from the curren...
New York City Council Enacts Paid Sick Time Law; Employees Now Entitled to Paid Sick Time from Certain EmployersReibstein, Richard
Are employees required to notify employers in advance of using safe and sick leave? New York state Unless otherwise specified by the employer, there is no specific notice or time period in the law. The employee must make an oral or written request to the employer before using th...
NEW YORK— Should it be legal to take a sick day to care for your pet? That's what a proposed amendment to New York City's EarnedSafe and Sick Time Actwould allow. The proposal – Introduction 1089 – would make it legal for any pet owner to use sick time to care for a service ...
The Westchester County Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) has announced that the county’s Earned Sick Leave Law, which went into effect on April 10, 2019, has been preempted by New York’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“Law” or “PSLL”), which took effect on September 30, 2020....