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 employees. The new sick time law will take effect on September 30, 2020, but
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New York Enacts Quarantine Leave Law in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
By Marissa A. Mastroianni on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices
On March 18, 2020, New York State passed a bill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that provides employees with job-protected quarantine leave. The new law also expands New York Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefits and New York disability benefits available to certain eligible employees. On March 25, 2020, New York State published Frequently Asked…
New York Rings in Significant Employment Law Changes for the New Year
By Neoma M. Ayala on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices, Wage and Hour
New York employers should be ready to kick-off 2018 with a slew of updated policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the State’s changing legal landscape. As we say “goodbye” to 2017, New York must say “hello” to the following laws, whose impact will surely be felt in the coming year:
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Morristown Employers Must Soon Offer Paid Sick Time to Employees
By Lauren Manduke on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices
Earlier this month, Morristown joined the growing number of New Jersey cities that require employers to provide paid sick time to their employees. Effective October 4, 2016, the new ordinance (“Ordinance”) requires that certain private employers provide employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year with up to 40 hours of paid…
Elizabeth Now the 10th City in New Jersey to Require Paid Sick Leave
By Neoma M. Ayala on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices
On November 3, 2015, voters in Elizabeth, New Jersey overwhelmingly approved a paid sick leave law that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. The law is anticipated to take effect on March 2, 2016. Elizabeth is New Jersey’s fourth largest city and joins Bloomfield, East Orange, Irvington, Jersey City, Montclair,…