New Year, New Rules: New York Employees May Begin Taking Paid Sick Leave January 1, 2021

The New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave law (“ESSTA”) expanding employees’ paid sick leave entitlements will go into full effect on January 1, 2021. As we previously reported, NYSPSL went into effect on September 30, 2020 for accrual purposes, but employees are not able to access their accrued sick leave until January 1, 2021......
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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