Understanding New York’s New Paid Sick Time Law
On March 18th, Governor Cuomo signed a bill intended to address employee sick leave, both in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, and more generally. The bill took effect immediately. SUMMARY OF BENEFITS Employer Size Covid-19 Benefits (Effective Immediately) Sick Leave Benefits (Effective 9/14/20) 4 or fewer employees and net profits of $1 million or less Unpaid sick leave for the duration of the Quarantine Order 40 hours of unpaid leave 5-99 employees or net profits of more than $1 million 5 days paid leave then unpaid sick leave for the duration of the Quarantine Order 40 hours of paid leave 100+ employees 14 days paid…