Requiring city employers to provide earned safe and sick time to employees.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring city employers to provide earned safe and sick time to employees

On April 3, Governor Cuomo signed into law the State Budget (Senate Bill S7506B), which included a provision that amended the New York Labor Law to require many employers to provide paid sick leave. The law takes effect on September 30, 2020. This bill aligns the City’s Paid Sick Law with the recently enacted State law, including how time is accrued and which businesses are covered. Small businesses with four or fewer employees and an income less than $1 million must provide 40 hours of unpaid safe/sick leave. Small businesses with four or fewer employees but have an income greater than $1 million must provide 40 hours of paid safe/sick leave. Most businesses with 99 or fewer employees must still provide 40 hours of paid sick leave. Large businesses of 100 or more employees must provide up to 56 hours of paid safe/sick leave.