On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor adopted final regulations regarding the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law. The DOL adopted the rules as originally proposed.
Unpaid leave for duration of the order
Combined COVID-19 Paid Family Leave (PFL) and Disability Leave Benefits (DBL) for the duration of the order
0-10 employees; net income of more than $1 million in the prior tax year
5 days of paid sick leave
Combined PFL and DBL for the duration of the order
11-99 employees
Combined PFL and DBL for the duration of the order
100+ employees
Public employers must also provide 14 days of sick leave at the employee’s regular rate of pay when an employee is covered by the NY COVID-19 sick leave law.
The Jan. 20, 2021 guidance states that employees are entitled to COVID-19 sick leave under the following circumstances:
While many people working within New York State have had paid sick time available to them, others were not guaranteed that benefit until the New York Paid
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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. (See our previous alert here.) Covered employees began
accruing paid sick leave benefits at a rate of one hour for every
30 hours worked on September 30, 2020. Employees may start using
their accrued sick leave benefits on January 1, 2021.
The New York State Department of Labor recently published
further guidance on the New York Paid Sick Leave Law, clarifying