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Employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19 are still entitled to sick leave under other state-mandated laws.
New York's 2020 state law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to workers under a COVID quarantine order will end ...
New York's COVID-19 Paid Emergency Leave ("PEL") will expire on July 31, 2024, marking a significant shift in ...
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown New York, the state is now ending its requirement for employers to provide ...
If New York residents get sick with COVID-19, they will no longer be able to use the state's specific quarantine paid leave starting next month.
Employers should be aware that the end of COVID-19 leave does not affect the separate requirement that employers comply with the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act, which requires ...
New York’s COVID-19 Paid Emergency Leave (“PEL”) was originally enacted in March 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. PEL requires employers provide up to fourteen (14) days of ...
Attorney General Letitia James announced a $148,000 settlement with Southern Tier Custom Fabricators over sick leave for union workers during COVID.
Starting next month, a positive COVID test won't guarantee extra sick leave. COVID paid sick leave legislation is coming to ...