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New York Passes Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

By Fanny Ferdman and Saima Sheikh on April 9, 2020 Posted in New York

Just weeks after New York state implemented an Emergency COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law, late last week, New York state passed a statewide paid sick leave (State PSL) law as part of its fiscal year 2020-2021 budget. The new law, which adds Section 196-b to the New York Labor Law, requires all New York state … Continue Reading

New York State Passes Statewide Paid Sick Leave Related to COVID-19

By Saima Sheikh and Amy J. Traub on March 19, 2020 Posted in New York

Last night, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a bill into law that provides statewide paid sick leave related to the COVID-19 pandemic to employees in order “to address the immediate need of employees affected by COVID-19 who are subject to mandatory or precautionary orders of quarantine or isolation” issued by New York state, … Continue Reading