Sanjay Nair on Employee Rights

New New York City Rules for Paid Prenatal Leave to Take Effect in July 2025

On the heels of New York State’s amendment of its Paid Sick Leave Law to create a first-in-the-nation paid prenatal personal leave (PPPL) entitlement, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has...more

6/13/2025 / Employee Benefits , Employee Rights , Employer Responsibilities , New Regulations , New York , Notice Requirements , Paid Leave , Regulatory Requirements , State Labor Laws

FAQs on New York Paid Prenatal Leave Law Provide Much Needed Guidance to Employers Prior to January First

The New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) has released highly anticipated guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new January 1, 2025 requirement for employers to provide paid leave for pregnant...more

12/9/2024 / Compliance , Employee Benefits , Employee Rights , New York , NYDOL , Paid Leave , Pregnancy , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New York Now Requires Paid Lactation Breaks

Effective June 19, 2024, New York employers will be required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid lactation breaks to employees each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk at work. This change to New...more

6/19/2024 / Breastfeeding , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Labor Reform , Lactation Accommodation , New Legislation , New York , Reasonable Accommodation , State Labor Laws

New York City Council Seeks to Disrupt the Home Care Industry by Limiting Hours Aides Can Work

On April 14, 2022, New York City Council Member Christopher Marte, along with Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, introduced legislation that would amend the New York City Fair Workweek law (“FWWL”), which currently applies...more

4/18/2022 / Amended Legislation , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Workweek , Healthcare Workers , Home Health Care , Local Ordinance , Notice Requirements , Wage and Hour , Work Schedules

New York City Council Passes Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave

On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill amending its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act requiring all private-sector employers to provide their employees with four hours of paid COVID-19 child vaccination...more

12/6/2021 / Earned Sick Time , Employee Benefits , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Safe Time , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour

New York Enacts Paid Vaccination Leave Law

On March 12, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation providing all public and private employees in New York up to four hours of paid leave per vaccine injection to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine....more

3/16/2021 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Infectious Diseases , New Legislation , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Reasonable Accommodation , Vaccinations , Wage and Hour

New York State Issues First Guidance on Paid Sick Leave Law

On October 20, 2020, New York State issued its first guidance on the New York State Sick Leave Law (New York Labor Law § 196-b) (NYSSLL). The guidance, titled “New York State Paid Sick Leave FAQ” (FAQ) appears on the state’s...more

10/22/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employee Rights , Infectious Diseases , New Legislation , Paid Sick Leave , Sick Leave , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws

Westchester County, NY Publishes Paid Safe Leave Guidance as Law Takes Effect

The Westchester County Human Rights Commission, the agency responsible for conducting public outreach for the Westchester County Safe Time Leave Law, published a host of information, including a copy of the law, a Notice of...more

11/1/2019 / Employee Rights , Local Ordinance , Posting Requirements , Safe Leave , State and Local Government , Wage and Hour

Westchester County, NY Enacts Standalone Paid “Safe” Time Ordinance

Westchester County, New York has enacted a new ordinance, the “Safe Time Leave Law,” that, beginning October 30, 2019, will require all private employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for victims of domestic...more

5/13/2019 / Domestic Violence , Employee Rights , Human Trafficking , Local Ordinance , Notice Requirements , Paid Leave , Popular , Safe Time , State and Local Government , Wage and Hour

Westchester County, NY Publishes Paid Sick Leave Notice and FAQs, As New Law Takes Effect

The Westchester County Human Rights Commission, the agency responsible for conducting public outreach for the Westchester County Earned Sick Leave Law (the “Sick Leave Law” or the “Law”), published a copy of the Law, a Notice...more

4/15/2019 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Notice Requirements , Posting Requirements , Sick Leave , Wage and Hour

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