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New York State COVID-19 Paid Leave Law Remains In Effect
As we are all aware, New York State issued an order implementing the New York State COVID-19 Leave Law, providing job-protected leave for employees who are subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19. While the pandemic seems like a thing of the past, the New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave Law still remains in effect, as it was not assigned an expiration date. New York employers must continue to provide COVID-19 paid sick leave to employees who cannot effectively work from home and need to isolate due to their own suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19. Read more.
New York City Enacts Legislation Requiring Notice And Posting Of Workers’ Bill Of Rights
Beginning July 1, 2024, New York City employers will be required to post and distribute a Workers’ Bill of Rights which would contain information on the rights and protections under federal, state, and local laws that apply to all workers in the City, regardless of immigration status. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and community and labor organizations, will create and publish the workers’ bill of rights. The notice is scheduled to be published on the City’s website by March 1, 2024. Read more.
New York State Increases Salary Thresholds For Minimum Wage And Overtime Exemptions For Executive Or Administrative Employees
Effective January 1, 2024, the New York State salary threshold for exempt executive and administrative employees is as follows:
- New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties
- The Rest of New York State
Employers will have to increase the salary of executive and administrative employees accordingly to continue to treat them as exempt from overtime under New York State law. Read more.
New York State Paid Family Leave Updates For 2024
As you are aware, New York State Paid Family Leave was implemented in 2018 and provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of job protected, paid time off to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or to assist loved ones when a family member is deployed abroad on active military service. This time can be taken all at once, or in increments of full days. Read more.