The New York State Paid Sick Leave Law and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law expanding employees’ paid sick leave entitlements will go into full effect on January 1, 2021.

The state law went into effect on September 30 for the purpose of accrual of paid sick leave, and employees not previously covered by a local law can access their new sick leave banks beginning January 1.

Under the new state law and the New York City amendments:

  • Employers with at least 100 employees must provide employees up to 56 hours of paid leave each year.
  • Employers with fewer than 100 employees must provide 40 hours of paid leave.
  • Employers with up to four employees must provide 40 hours of paid leave if the company had net income of at least $1 million in the previous tax year.
  • Employers with up to four employees with a net income of less than $1 million in the previous tax year must provide 40 hours of unpaid leave.

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Photo of Richard I. Greenberg Richard I. Greenberg

Richard Greenberg is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s National Compliance and Multi-State Solutions practice group. He advises both unionized and union-free clients on a full-range of labor and employee…

Richard Greenberg is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s National Compliance and Multi-State Solutions practice group. He advises both unionized and union-free clients on a full-range of labor and employee relations matters.

With respect to traditional labor matters, Rich represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations, labor disputes, grievances and arbitrations, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and in state and federal court. He also advises clients on the legal aspects of remaining union-free. With respect to employee relations matters, Rich has extensive experience assisting clients in numerous industries with the development and maintenance of personnel policies and personnel infrastructures. In this regard, he often works on these issues with clients as business needs and culture change as a result of business transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions.

Photo of Daniel J. Jacobs Daniel J. Jacobs

Daniel J. Jacobs is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He assists both unionized and union-free employers with a full range of labor and employee relations matters.

Daniel regularly advises clients on compliance with the…

Daniel J. Jacobs is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He assists both unionized and union-free employers with a full range of labor and employee relations matters.

Daniel regularly advises clients on compliance with the myriad of federal, state, and local employment laws, including the FMLA, FLSA, WARN, state/local wage hour, sick leave laws and related requirements, as well as new legal developments impacting labor and employment policies and practices.

Daniel also assists clients in numerous industries with new hire documents and onboarding processes, the development and maintenance of personnel policies, reorganizations and reductions-in-force, purchase/sale transactions, sexual harassment and other workplace conduct rules, wrongful discharge, and other workplace requirements and related litigation.

With respect to traditional labor matters, Daniel advises and represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations, contingency planning, labor disputes, managing a unionized workforce, grievances and arbitration proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and in state and federal courts.