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.”