New York City Council Enacts and Passes Earned Sick Time Act
Co-authored by Kaitlyn Ferguson On May 8, 2013, the New York City Council, with a margin of 45 to 3, passed the Earned Sick Time Act (the “ESTA”), which obligates most private employers in the City to...
View ArticleAre You Riding the Wave? Cities and States Pass New Paid Leave Statutes
With this new year comes new resolutions and the implementation of new bills involving leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act and similar state laws give covered employees the right to take leave for...
View ArticleNew York City Earned Sick Time Act Notice of Employee Rights Has Finally Been...
As most New York City employers know by now, the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“Act”) is scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2014. While the Act was adopted in the summer of 2013, it was...
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