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New York Clarifies that Employees Can Utilize Existing Paid Sick Leave If They Experience Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine

May 28, 2021 By: Shannon A. Knapp and Adam P. Mastroleo At his press briefing on Thursday, May 27, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that employers will be required to provide paid sick leave to any employee who experiences...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York State Issues New Guidance Clarifying Eligibility for COVID-19 Leave

On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor issued new guidance on the State’s COVID-19 leave law, which requires that employers provide up to fourteen days of job-protected leave to eligible employees who are...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Latest New York State Department of Labor Guidance Significantly Expands COVID-19 Sick Leave Obligations

On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NY DOL”) issued another round of guidance (“Guidance”) on the use of COVID-19 sick leave under the New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (“Law”). Supplementing...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New York Mandatory Sick Leave Law Now In Full Effect As Of January 1, 2021

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Although the federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and state laws specifically tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic (such as the New York Quarantine Leave Law, which we discuss here have taken center stage...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Year, New Rules: New York Employees May Begin Taking Paid Sick Leave January 1, 2021

The New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave law (“ESSTA”) expanding employees’ paid sick leave entitlements will go into full effect on January 1, 2021....more

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New York Employees May Begin Taking Paid Sick Leave January 1, 2021

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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. Covered employees began...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York Expands Quarantine Requirements for Out-of-State Travelers but Offers "Test Out" Protocol

On October 31, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order 205.2 which introduced new travel guidelines modifying the quarantine requirements for out-of-state travelers and giving covered individuals the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

In April 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new paid sick/safe leave requirements for all New York State employers (the “State Law”). We provided a summary of the State Law in our previous client alert. On...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York State Releases First Guidance on New Paid Sick Leave Law

As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. While employees are not permitted to take sick leave under NYSPSL until January 1, 2021, many questions...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reminder: Accrual Requirements Under New York State’s New Paid Sick Leave Law Effective September 30, 2020

As we previously reported, among the sweeping pieces of legislation signed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was New York State’s permanent sick leave law (“NYSPSL”). Under NYSPSL, all New York State employers are...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Paid Sick Leave Arrives for New York State Employers & New York City Amends Its Own Paid Sick Leave Law

The New York State Paid Sick Leave Law’s accrual provisions go into effect today, September 30, 2020. In April, Governor Cuomo signed into law new permanent paid sick leave requirements for all New York State employers...more

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Updates to New York Sick Leave Law

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On September 30, employees of private employers in New York state will begin to accrue paid sick leave as a new law signed by Governor Cuomo on April 3, 2020, begins to take effect. The law requires most private employers in...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Update on New York State’s COVID-19 Sick Leave: Employees Who Engage in Non-Essential Travel to High Risk States Are Ineligible

On March 18, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (the “Act”) providing all New York employees with COVID-19-related sick leave (discussed in our previous alert). On June 24, 2020, Governor Cuomo...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Travel Advisory: Update To New York State COVID-19 Leave

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As we explained in a prior alert, New York state requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who are subject to mandatory or precautionary orders of quarantine or isolation and showing COVID-19 symptoms or...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

N.Y. Employers Must Record and Maintain Sick Leave Data, Beginning September 30, 2020

As of September 30, 2020, the recordkeeping requirements of New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) will expand to include data related to the state’s new paid sick leave law, which takes effect on the same day....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NYC Council Proposes Bills Providing Just Cause Discharge Requirements and Premium Pay for Essential Businesses and Expanding Paid...

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Initial Government Guidance on Steps New York Landlords Should Take to Protect Health and Safety

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Many landlords of commercial and residential buildings in New York City have been looking into possible ways to address the health and safety of individuals at their premises. Although New York courts have not yet weighed in...more

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New York Budget Includes Changes To State Employment Laws

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the state’s FY 2021 Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget Bill into law (Chapter 56, S.7506-B, A.9506-B). The Budget Bill includes developments applicable to New York...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New York Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law

The budget bill signed by Governor Cuomo on April 3, 2020, includes an amendment to the Labor Law that requires New York employers to provide sick leave to employees. The legislation becomes effective 180 days after it was...more

Vedder Price

New York Enacts Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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On April 3, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide Paid Sick Leave Law (the “Law” or “PSLL”). The PSLL is in addition to the mandatory COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law that was enacted on March 18,...more

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New York Enacts Statewide Sick Time Law

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On April 3, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the fiscal year 2021 New York State budget that amends the New York Labor Law to require all New York employers to provide paid or unpaid sick time to their...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Statewide Paid Sick Leave is Here to Stay

Effective January 1, 2021, the majority of workers in New York will receive paid sick leave. On April 2, 2020, as part of New York’s budget approval process, the New York legislature and Governor Cuomo enacted a permanent...more

Blank Rome LLP

Understanding Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave in New York Following the Enactment of Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill 8091 (the “NY Act”) providing coronavirus COVID-19 relief for affected employees. Blank Rome’s Coronavirus Task Force covered the immediate enactment on our...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York State Passes Guaranteed Sick Leave for Working New Yorkers Beyond COVID-19

On April 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo passed Assembly Bill A9506B, which will grant most New Yorkers paid sick leave annually, building on temporary requirements the state adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The paid...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York Enacts Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law as Part of FY 2021 Budget

On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the fiscal year 2021 New York State budget, which, notably for employers, includes a new statewide paid sick leave requirement.  As described below, the new...more

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