Pregnant employees can take disability leave in New York State for four weeks before their due date and six weeks after giving birth naturally (eight weeks if they have a C-section). Pregnancy disability benefits cannot be collected at the same time as Paid Family Leave benefits. ...
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The New York Times(NYT)published an articleearlier this year which highlighted the shockingly inaccurate nature of many prenatal tests that seek to determine whether or not a child will be born with a disability. In the studies cited, the majority of these tests would be shown to be far more...
New York's temporary disability benefits (TDB) law provides partial wage replacement for up to 26 weeks in a 52-week period to eligible employees who are unable to work due to nonwork-related illnesses and injuries and to pregnancy-related disabilities. An employer may pay the entire cost of...
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 leave during any 52-week period specifically for employees to attend prenatal appointments or obtain health care services during...
State and federal laws protect employees from facing adverse employment actions because of their race, nationality, religion, sex, disability, age, or membership in other protected classes. New York law also protects workers based on familial status, gender identity, and political affiliation, among ...
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The New York State legislature took up itsproposed amendment shortly after the Supreme Court’sDobbsruling. It states: “No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, na...
Currently,New York allows abortionuntil fetal viability, which is usually between 24 and 26 weeks of pregnancy. Further limitations on abortion in the state seem unlikely any time soon. Democrats control a supermajority in the state Legislature and Democrats have a firm...
The New York State DMV and Consumer Protection Division are warning residents of another new text message scam.