Sentences with phrase «leave caring for a sick family member»

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In an effort to recognize employees» changing family dynamics, the New York - based professional services firm announced this week that it is offering up to 16 weeks of paid leave for employees to care for a family member — regardless of whether it's for a new baby or sick relative.

The proposed bill, agreed to by the mayor and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Vivertio but not yet introduced or passed in the council, will expand the size of businesses required to provide paid sick leave from 15 or more employees to 5 or more employees, accelerate it's applicability so that all covered businesses must comply by April 1, 2014 (businesses with 15 - 20 employees have until April 1, 2015 under the existing law), remove exemptions for manufacturing businesses and remove economic measurements that could have caused a delayed implementation and expand the range of family members that employees can care for during such paid sick leave.

Starting Jan. 1 workers in New York State will be eligible for Paid Family Leave, providing them an opportunity to take time off to care for a sick family member or bond with a new baby without losinFamily Leave, providing them an opportunity to take time off to care for a sick family member or bond with a new baby without losinfamily member or bond with a new baby without losing pay.

He said he also likes the governor's revised paid family leave proposal, which would phase in a rate of 2/3 of a worker's pay for up to 12 weeks of time off to care for a newborn or sick family member.

A measure to allow all workers in the state 12 weeks of paid leave to take care of a new baby or sick family member was approved in the New York State Assembly, and two measures gained support in the New York State Senate, but the issue fell by the wayside in the end of session rush to pass bills and adjourn for the summer.

The budget would also implement a plan that would eventually offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave off for workers to care for a baby or sick family member.

The Governor has proposed 12 weeks paid family leave for all employees with at least four weeks on the job, all in the hopes of helping new parents and workers who need to care for sick family members.

Without sick leave, many workers struggle to provide care for a sick family member.