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End of an Era: New York’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Has Ended

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 8/26/2025

After more than five years, New York State’s pioneering COVID-19 paid sick leave law officially came to an end on July 31, 2025....more

July Tip of the Month: New York COVID Sick Leave Law Finally Sunsets

Perkins Coie on 7/31/2025

Enacted in the early days of the pandemic, the law required employers to provide a separate allotment of paid sick leave to employees who were subject to mandatory or precautionary quarantine or isolation orders due to...more

New York State’s COVID-19 Sick Leave Law Will Sunset on July 31, 2025

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 7/24/2025

As we previously reported, New York’s COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (amending N.Y. Lab. L. §196-b) will expire on July 31, 2025....more

New York Ends COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/23/2025

Effective July 31, 2025, New York will no longer require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who contract COVID-19. As discussed in our prior alert, New York has required employers to provide COVID-19 leave...more

New York Employees Now Entitled to Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/19/2021

New law provides up to four hours of paid leave for vaccination: On March 12, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation entitling New York employees to up to four hours of paid leave to receive COVID-19...more

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