With the onset of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 variant, more employees are in need of time off from work this winter to recover from unfortunate illness. Below is a quick update for employers.
Starting February 19, 2023, employers not able to discipline employees for certain types of absences. Section 215 of New York Labor Law NYLL was amended to prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees for protected absence under federal local or state law.
Private-sector employers with “no-fault” attendance policies in New York will need to revisit their policies following an impending change to New York Labor Law. On.
On November 21, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Bill A8092B (the "lawful absence law"), which amends Section 215 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL).
On November 21, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Bill A8092B (the “lawful absence law”), which amends Section 215 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), to prohibit.