On January 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plan to make New York City the first city in the country to mandate that private sector employers provide paid personal time (“PPT”) for their employees. Under the proposal, employers with five or more employees would be required to grant their employees 10 days of PPT to use for any purpose, including vacation, religious observance, bereavement, or simply to spend time with their families. It is unclear whether the proposed legislation would apply to only full-time workers, or whether, similar to the Earned Safe and Sick Time ...
Blog Editors
Recent Updates
- Pumping the Brakes: New York Seeks to Curb AI Acceleration in Labor Market
- Video: California Governor’s PAGA Deal: What Employers Need to Know - Employment Law This Week
- Act Now: New York Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks to Employees
- Supreme Court Overturns Chevron—but for Stakeholders, the Impact Is No Cause for Alarm
- Fifth Circuit Narrows Application of the Crime-Fraud Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege in Investigations