Creating a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the earned safe and sick time act.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the earned safe and sick time Act

This bill would allow employees who are alleging a violation of their rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to commence a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Filing a complaint with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for the same alleged violation would be neither a prerequisite nor a bar to bringing a civil action. Employees alleging a violation of their rights under ESSTA will have two years of the date they knew or should have known of the alleged violation to commence a civil action or file a complaint with DCWP.