- Requiring employers of all sizes to provide employees with an additional 32 hours of
Paid Sick Leave
New York State COVID-19 Sick Time Requirement to Sunset on July 31, 2025
New York State employers are reminded that, beginning July 31, 2025, they will no longer be required to provide COVID-specific sick time to employees.
Since March 2020, New York employers have been required to provide sick time—above and beyond what is required under the New York Paid Sick Leave Law—for employees who are under…
Amended NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Rules Issued to Address Paid Prenatal Leave
To align with the new statewide paid prenatal leave law, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has amended its rules related to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) to address the paid prenatal leave requirement. The amended rules take effect on July 2, 2025.
As a reminder, effective January…
Connecticut Significantly Expands Paid Sick Leave
By Laura Fant, Arielle E. Kobetz & Mallory Knudsen on
On May 21, 2024, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law HB 5005, which significantly expands the state’s existing paid sick leave law as described below.
Covered Employers and Employees
While Connecticut was the first state to require private employers to provide paid sick leave, its current statute is limited in coverage, as it…