On April 22, 2020, the New York City Council referred three bills to committee: two of which would greatly affect the employment practices of "essential businesses" (as defined in guidance implementing Governor Cuomo's "New...more
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued guidance attempting to clarify how employees may obtain an order of quarantine or isolation for purposes of qualifying for benefits under New York’s Quarantine Leave...more
New York State has released online guidance for the public – including both employers and employees – related to the state’s new COVID-19 quarantine leave law (NY Quarantine Leave Law), which took effect on March 18, 2020....more
As part of its 2019-20 budget, New York State has amended Election Law § 3-110 to provide for an additional hour of paid time off from work to vote. The amendment took effect on April 12, 2019....more
New York State’s Paid Family Leave Law (the “PFL Law”) takes effect on January 1, 2018. Under the PFL Law, eligible employees may take paid family leave for (1) child bonding, (2) to care for a family member with a serious...more
New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (the “NYPFL Law”), the most comprehensive paid family leave program in the nation, goes into effect January 1, 2018. Starting on that date, employees will be eligible for up to eight...more
New York state has enacted two new major employment laws that all New York employers need to prepare for: (1) the most comprehensive paid family leave law in the country commencing in 2018; and (2) beginning Dec. 31, 2016,...more