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Client Alert: New York City Employers: Paid Prenatal Personal Care Leave Rules Now in Effect

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As of July 2, 2025, New York City’s new rules for paid prenatal personal care leave are in effect. With the first month of enforcement now behind us, it is critical for all employers with employees working in New York City to...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

NYC Amends Rules to Address Paid Prenatal Leave

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act rules to incorporate the paid prenatal leave requirements of the New York Labor Law. DCWP’s amended...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

NYC’s Enhanced ESSTA Rules for Prenatal Leave Create Policy, Posting + Paystub Requirements for Employers

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Consistent with the expanding attention afforded to prenatal health and workplace protections nationally, New York State implemented a new paid prenatal leave requirement as an amendment to the state sick leave law, which...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Paid Prenatal Leave in Effect in New York

On January 1, 2025, New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law took effect, making New York the first state to require all private-sector employers to offer paid leave to employees for prenatal health care services during or...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Paid Prenatal Leave for Pregnant New Yorkers Has Arrived

New York is the first state in the U.S. to pass a law entitling workers to paid prenatal leave. The law, which took effect on January 1, 2025, requires private sector employers, regardless of size, to provide their New...more

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New York Employers Need to Ensure Compliance with New Paid Prenatal Leave Law

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We previously notified New York State employers of an amendment to the paid sick leave law for prenatal care. The law went into effect January 1, 2025. All employers need to ensure they understand and comply with the law....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Year, New Leave In New York: Ring in 2025 by Updating Your Policies to Provide Paid Prenatal Leave

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January 1, 2025, was more than just the first day of the new year. In New York State, it was the effective date of a first-of-its-kind law mandating paid prenatal leave for women. The leave, which is embodied in two...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York Paid Prenatal Leave Goes Into Effect in 2025

New York employers have been given important guidance on complying with the new paid prenatal leave requirement in New York state, which is effective January 1, 2025....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Issues Guidance on Prenatal Leave Law

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As expected, New York’s Department of Labor (DOL) has issued FAQ guidance for employers on the state’s new Paid Prenatal Leave Law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. While the guidance answers some questions, others...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York Releases Guidance on Paid Prenatal Leave Law Taking Effect January 1, 2025

The New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) has issued informal guidance regarding the Paid Prenatal Leave benefit that will be available to New York employees beginning January 1, 2025.  The guidance includes general...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New State Budget Bill Includes Changes to Employment Laws

New York State lawmakers came to a final agreement on a 2024-25 budget bill, which contains several notable changes to New York’s employment laws. There are three notable amendments in the budget that directly impact New York...more

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Key Updates for Employers in New York State: What Made the Budget and What Got Cut?

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Employers should get ready to comply with key workplace changes since New York lawmakers just finalized the state budget. The 2024-2025 budget – which was approved on April 20 – ushers in three significant updates impacting...more

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New York State Expands Workplace Protections for Nursing Employees

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the NY State Labor Law that will expand workplace protections for nursing employees, effective May 31, 2023. The new law builds upon already-existing requirements...more

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