The New York City Council has recently enacted two bills that are of particular note for our New York City (NYC) clients. The first, which became law on Dec. 24, 2021, provides sick leave for parents taking their child(ren) for a COVID-19 vaccine, or caring for them due to temporary side effects from the vaccine. The second, which was enacted on Jan. 15, 2022, requires a salary range to be posted on job listings. Below are some key takeaways from both:
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COVID-19 Child Vaccination Time – Became Law on Dec. 24, 2021, Amends NYC’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (citations below)
- Who is covered by this law? All private NYC employers. For employers with less than five employees and a net income of less than $1 million, leave is unpaid.
- When does the law go into effect? Immediately, with retroactive application dating back to Nov. 2, 2021. However, there is a 60-day “phase-in” period, ending after Feb. 22, 2022, during which penalties will not be enforced “without first providing an employer with written notice of an alleged violation and 15 days to cure[.]”
- How much time off is being granted? Four hours leave, per injection, per child.
- How may the leave be used? To accompany a child to a vaccine, or to care for a child due to temporary side effects from the vaccine.
- How is “Parent” defined? Parent is inclusive of “a biological, foster, step- or adoptive parent,” a legal guardian, or one “who currently stands in loco parentis. . .or a person who stood in loco parentis...
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