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New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued a final rule implementing recent changes to its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, effective July 23, 2026. The final rule largely adopts the regulatory framework of the proposed rule without material changes to the core provisions in the DCWP’s draft rule. Enforcement, penalty structure, accrual […]
On February 22, 2026, the amended New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) went into effect. Amendments to the related, but separate, New York City Temporary Schedule Changes Law (TSCL) also went into effect on February 22. Highlights of the amendments include: (a) a new 32-hour unpaid safe and sick time requirement that is […]
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has formally incorporated New York State’s prenatal leave requirement into NYC’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), requiring, among other things, all private employers to provide pregnant employees with up to 20 hours of paid prenatal leave per 52-week period. The 20 hours […]