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HR Alert: What Employers Need to Know about Sick Leave in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 30, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As business owners and managers, we’re certain you’re familiar with Labor Law § 196-b which governs which companies have to provide unpaid and/or paid time off for sick workers, called New York Paid Sick Leave (PSL). ...

HR Alert: COVID Sick Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 16, 2024. Posted in Business, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we approach colder weather, it’s important to remember employer requirements for New York COVID sick leave. As we’ve written about before, the New York COVID sick leave law remains on the books. Since September 1,...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave – It’s Still a Thing

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 21, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

Autumn’s on its way, and another strain of COVID-19 seems to be worming its way into our lives. Let’s hope it stays away, but in the event it affects your workplace, remember that New York still mandates that employers...

HR Alert: FMLA Refresher

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 10, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s been a long, hot summer. Time for a nice, cold . . . FMLA refresher! Business owners, human resources professionals, and company managers – do you remember all the criteria that allow an employee to use FMLA leave? Let’s...

Hr Alert: How Long Do My Employees Need to Isolate and Quarantine Now?

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 10, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s the question on everyone’s mind, it seems. And the answer is: It depends (how’s that for a lawyerly answer?). In general, the period to isolate and quarantine has been reduced from 10 days to 5 days,...

HR Alert: NY DOL Issues PSL Fact Sheets (Happy New Year!)

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 31, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On December 28, 2020, New York State Department of Labor (DOL) published several so-called fact sheets concerning the brand new Paid Sick Leave (PSL), which employees are able to use beginning January 1, 2021. The fact sheets...

HR Alert: More on New York’s Proposed Regs for Paid Sick Leave

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 9, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

NY's Paid Sick Leave... what to do when your company's ranks swell or contract. How is Paid Sick Leave calculated then? Read more to learn the answers. Continue Reading HR Alert: More on New York’s Proposed Regs for Paid...

HR Alert: New York Issues Proposed Regulations for Paid Sick Leave

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 7, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We previously reported on New York’s enactment of Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”), for which accruals began on September 30, 2020 and become available for employees to use beginning January 1, 2021. More recently, we reported on the...

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HR Alert: Practical Guidance on New York’s Paid Sick Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 22, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we previously reported, New York’s new Paid Sick Leave (PSL) requires all employers to provide sick leave each year. For very small employers with four or fewer employees, they must provide 40 hours of PSL annually – it’s...

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What You Should Know About NY State Sick Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 30, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York's new Paid Sick Leave law becomes effective today - September 30, 2020. What's an employer to do with this? Well, we've got some practical - albeit preliminary - insights and guidance for you. Continue Reading What...

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