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On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law
the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law, which provides New
York-based employees with up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per
year. (See our previous alert here.) Covered employees began
accruing paid sick leave benefits at a rate of one hour for every
30 hours worked on September 30, 2020. Employees may start using
their accrued sick leave benefits on January 1, 2021.
The New York State Department of Labor recently published
further guidance on the New York Paid Sick Leave Law, clarifying
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With New York s new Paid Sick Leave Law set to take hold on January 1, 2020, employers finalizing their leave policies should review additional guidance published by the N.Y. Department of Labor (DOL). Our earlier Legal Alert covering the basics of the Paid Sick Leave Law is available here.
Proposed Regulations and Fact Sheets
On December 9th, the DOL published proposed regulations that further implement the Paid Sick Leave Law. Although the regulations answer some questions, employers should note that the regulations are still in proposed form and not yet final. Employers and other members of the public have until February 7, 2021, to submit comments and feedback to the DOL regarding the proposed regulations.
Proposed Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations
As we previously
reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“PSLL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. The PSLL requires all New York private employers to provide paid sick leave, which employees may begin using as of January 1, 2021. The amount of sick leave that employers must provide their employees annually depends on the employer’s size and income. On December 9, 2020, the NY Department of Labor published
proposed regulations clarifying a number of issues relating to the PSLL as summarized below.
Definitions
Defines several terms used in the PSLL, including “Confidential Information,” “Domestic Partner,” “Family Offense,” “Human Trafficking,” “Mental Illness,” “Net Income,” “Preventative Medical Care,” “Sexual offense,” and “Stalking.”
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New York State Proposes Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations and New York City Extends Deadline for Implementing Earned Sick Time Pay Stub Disclosures to January 1, 2021 Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Proposed Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations
As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“PSLL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. The PSLL requires all New York private employers to provide paid sick leave, which employees may begin using as of January 1, 2021. The amount of sick leave that employers must provide their employees annually depends on the employer’s size and income. On December 9, 2020, the NY Department of Labor published proposed regulations clarifying a number of issues relating to the PSLL as summarized below.