{"id":586,"date":"2020-12-06T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forework.com\/?p=586"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T12:04:57","slug":"new-york-city-updates-its-paid-safe-sick-leave-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forework.com\/new-york-city-updates-its-paid-safe-sick-leave-law\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Updates Its Paid Safe & Sick Leave Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (\u201cNYPSL\u201d) accrual provisions became effective today, September 30, 2020. Under the NYPSL, employees may begin using this NYPSL leave on January 1, 2021. Not to be outdone, on September 28, the New York City Council and Mayor DeBlasio amended the New York City Sick and Safe Time Law (the \u201cNYC Law\u201d) to account for the requirements of the NYPSL. While there are many similarities between the NYPSL and the NYC Law, there are some important distinctions that companies with employees in New York City should be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary of the NYC Law Amendments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amendments to the NYC Law became effective today, September 30th, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NYC amendments generally seek to align the pre-existing City leave law with the recently enacted State leave law, including by aligning the accrual and usage purposes, by expanding the amount of sick and safe leave employers with 100+ employees must provide from 40 hours to 56 hours annually, and by requiring some smaller employers (4 or fewer employees) to provide paid leave to employees if the employer had a net income of $1 million or more in the previous tax year. NYC employers that are now subject to expanded leave obligations under the NYPSL still have until January 1, 2021 to institute these expanded benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also several important changes of which employers should take note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediate Pay Statement & Notice Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n