In its 2019-2020 budget, New York made several changes to the state’s election laws. This includes a major expansion of the law regarding time off from work to vote. Employers must now allow up to 3 hours of paid voting leave for registered voters for every election. Old Voting Leave Law In the past, New … Read more
In June 2018, the New York State Legislature overwhelmingly approved legislation that would have granted paid bereavement leave rights to most employees. The measure would have changed the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits law to include bereavement leave along with the existing qualifying circumstances. In light of extensive resistance from the business community, the … Read more
Beginning March 18, 2018, public officers and employees in New York State may take paid leave to undertake cancer screening. This modifies earlier cancer screening leave laws that only applied to screening breast and prostate cancer. According to the bill sponsors: “The purpose of this legislation is to encourage people to be screened regularly for … Read more