Westchester County employers generally must provide paid or unpaid sick leave to covered employees. The following chart generally explains the law and its requirements. Which Employers Are Covered? Generally all employers. Which Employees Are Covered? Generally employees employed in Westchester County for more than 80 hours in a calendar year. Must an Employer Compensate Leave? Yes, depending on employer size:Employers with 5 […]
Beginning on Oct. 30, 2019, Westchester County in New York will require employers to offer their employees paid leave to attend court proceedings or to relocate to a safe location if they are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking. This new leave, required under the Safe Time Leave Law, must be provided to employees in addition […]
Under New York City (NYC) law, employers are required to provide up to 56 hours of paid or unpaid safe or sick leave per year to covered employees, depending on employer size and income. The following chart provides highlights of the law and its requirements. Which Employers Are Covered? All private employers. Which Employees Are Covered? Nearly all employees. […]
New York state’s sick leave law requires employers to provide between 40 and 56 hours of paid leave per year, depending on their size. Employers with fewer than five employees and an annual income of $1 million or less may satisfy the law by providing unpaid leave of 40 hours annually. Leave must be provided for specified […]
New York employers must: Pay for up to 2 hours of voting leave for any election for employees who do not have sufficient time to vote outside work hours, which means they do not have 4 consecutive hours to vote either from the opening of the polls to the beginning of their work shift, or […]
New York law requires that employers provide crime victim leave to victims of a crime, as well as to individuals who are subpoenaed as a witness in a criminal proceeding. In addition, effective Nov. 18, 2019, New York law requires employers to provide leave to victims of domestic violence. Both kind of leave are discussed below. […]
Employers may not discriminate against or refuse to hire an individual because such person is subject to state or U.S. military duty. Employers also may not request in any way that an employee waive his or her rights to reemployment, benefits or any other rights protected by law. New York law also prohibits employers from […]
New York law requires employers to allow employees time off from work to serve as jurors. Employers are prohibited from discharging or penalizing employees who provide prior notice of jury summons for absence from employment due to such jury service. It is an illegal penalty to force an employee to charge jury duty absence against […]
Leave to Donate Blood Employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide eligible employees leave to donate blood (New York State Labor Law Section 202-j). Employers must either: Grant three hours, during the employee’s regular work schedule, of leave of absence in any twelve month period to an employee who seeks to donate […]
Various federal laws require private employers to grant eligible employees leave from work (either paid or unpaid) to attend to certain family, medical, or other circumstances. Those circumstances include leave for military service or for certain activities in connection with a family member who performs military service, jury duty in federal court, and time off for religious […]