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Posted by Martha Zackin on May 15, 2013

New York City Passes Earned Sick Time Act; Expects to Override Mayor Bloomberg's Threatened Veto Yet Again

By Michael S. Arnold

As expected, the New York City Council has passed the Earned Sick Time Act, which, if enacted, will require most City employers to provide job-protected sick leave, whether paid or unpaid, to the more than 1.6 million employees who currently do not receive this benefit.  As with the recently-passed unemployment discrimination law, the Earned Sick Time Act passed with an overwhelming majority and we expect the Council to override any Mayoral veto. 

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Posted by Martha Zackin on March 29, 2013

New York City Council on the Verge of Mandating Paid Sick Leave

By Michael S. Arnold

Here we go again.  Fresh off its passage of a law prohibiting unemployment discrimination, the New York City Council is now poised to pass a law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees.  If passed, the law would likely affect more than 1 million New York City workers who do not currently receive this type of benefit. 

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Posted by Martha Zackin on November 18, 2011

Connecticut Paid Sick Leave- CT Department of Labor Issues Guidance

On June 10, 2011, we published an alert describing the sick leave law, which was signed into law on July 1, 2011.  When it becomes effective on January 1, 2012, Connecticut will become the first state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for certain hourly service workers.  This morning, the Connecticut Department of Labor issued guidance for employers and employees, designed to help human resource professionals comply with the new law.  The CT DOL has also issued the English version of the required workplace poster, and plans to release the Spanish translation soon.