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...
To be eligible for Paid Family Leave, employees must have worked for the same company for 20 hours or more each week for at least 26 weeks. Below, we’ll discuss two other types of leave offered in New York State: pregnancy disability leave and paid sick leave. ...
New laws signed last year in New York State Public safety:New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed various public safety-related laws in 2024, including one that makes removing, or threatening to remove, a person's religious clothing, such as a yarmulke or hijab, a second-degree aggravated harassmen...
Paid family leaveVaccinesObjective:To test whether introduction of New York Paid Family Leave (NY PFL) in 2018 is associated with the timeliness of immunizations among infants whose mothers reside in NY in one of the 57 counties outside of New York City (NYC). Methods:We use difference-in-...
New York State Paid Family Leave Law Associated with Increased Breastfeeding Among Black Women Background: While breastfeeding has increased during the past 50 years, disparities continue, with Black women having the lowest rates. Use of paid leave h... BA Dennison,E Fitzpatrick,W Zhang,... ...
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Women used to come to New York for reproductive healthcare. Now, they sometimes have to leave because New York State law does not comprehensively protect reproductive freedom. For eight years, Andrew Cuomo has claimed to be a pro-choice champion. And for eight years, New York has failed to...
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So far, guidance from the state has been limited, and comes in the form of a new New York State sick leave website and proposed regulations released on December 2, 2020. While the guidance leaves many important questions unanswered, we have rounded up e...