New York City's Paid Sick Leave Law Kicks In Today
Jon Campbell
New York City workers can begin using their paid sick leave today, as part of a measure originally passed by the city council in 2013 over the veto threats of former mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The new law got extra attention earlier this year when it was expanded, as one of the first bills signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, to cover a much broader swath of businesses. As passed under Bloomberg, the law only covered businesses with 20 or more employees. The new version applies to businesses with five or more employees and also includes the manufacturing sector, some portions of which had been exempted under the old language.
Employees accrue one hour of paid leave for every 15 hours on the job, up to a maximum of 40 hours per year. The formula for accounting for the hours caused some hand wringing among the city's businesses that worried that it might create difficult bookkeeping requirements.
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