New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Imposes Requirements That Must Be Implemented by June 4

By Saima Sheikh on May 24, 2018 Posted in Leave of Absence, New York

As we previously discussed in our earlier blog post, an amendment to the New York City Earned Sick Time Act went into effect on May 5. That amended act, renamed the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, implements two major changes. First, the act expands the types of circumstances for which employers … Continue Reading

New York City Expands Paid Sick Leave Law With Creation Of ‘Safe Time’

By Shawn Butte on November 13, 2017 Posted in Leave of Absence, New York

On Monday, Nov. 6, newly re-elected Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law “Intro. 1313-A,” a bill that amends and expands the coverage of New York City’s paid sick leave law. The bill renames the sick leave law as the “Earned Safe and Sick Time Act” (ESTA) and increases the reasons for which an employee … Continue Reading

New York City Council Enacts and Passes Earned Sick Time Act

By Amy J. Traub on July 1, 2013 Posted in ESTA

Co-authored by Kaitlyn Ferguson On May 8, 2013, the New York City Council, with a margin of 45 to 3, passed the Earned Sick Time Act (the “ESTA”), which obligates most private employers in the City to provide paid sick time to their employees. [1] In passing the legislation, the Council justified the Act by citing … Continue Reading