Sentences with phrase «paid sick leave law»

Paola Angel recalls that before New York City's paid sick leave law took effect, she had to choose between earning a day's pay and staying home with a sick child.

The NJ Legislature has passed a comprehensive and mandatory Paid Sick Leave law expected to be signed soon by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Barely two weeks in office, he pushed for a significant expansion of the City's recently enacted paid sick leave law.

Under a new bill introduced at the NYC Council, the Independent Budget Office would have to prepare annual reports tracking job numbers and wages at businesses impacted by the extended paid sick leave law and failure rates for small businesses.

«This will be the first city law that I will have the privilege to sign as mayor, and I could not be more honored that that law is the expanded paid sick leave law — so important to the people of this city,» de Blasio said.

A new paid sick leave law could be on tap for Westchester County.

De Blasio, the city's first Democratic mayor in two decades, and Mark - Viverito have vowed to fight for more affordable housing and a stronger paid sick leave law.

DeRigne and Stoddard - Dare caution that even though there is concern about the potential burden on employers if paid sick leave laws are passed, it is important to be mindful of the overall situation regarding productivity loss and workplace costs associated with mental health symptoms and psychological concerns among U.S. workers.

New Jersey has now become the tenth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law.

Paola Angel was working as a security guard in New York City when its paid sick leave law went into effect.

Airlines are suing Washington state to avoid complying with the mandatory paid sick leave law that took effect Jan. 1.

This afternoon Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a substantial expansion of the 2013 paid sick leave law.

Carrión has mobilized coalitions to support a range of progressive causes, including the Paid Sick Leave law.

New York City adopted a paid sick leave law several years ago and now proponents are trying to marshal support for a similar measure in Albany County — which would extend a privilege enjoyed by state workers and lawmakers to the private sector, where part - time and service - industry workers are especially unlikely to have the same perk.

Since the paid sick leave law took effect in New York City in 2014, the percentage of low - income workers who have access to paid sick leave has increased from 47 to 71, according to a recent study by the Community Service Society of New York.

Since the paid sick leave law took effect in New York City in 2014, the percentage of low - income workers who have access to paid sick leave has increased from 47 to 71, according to a

Implementing a paid sick leave law would protect public health and help companies retain workers, supporters say.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who will introduce the amendment to the paid sick leave law, said the clarification was important because employers could possibly deny the leave the way the current law is written.

The governor also called for legislation expanding the state's paid sick leave law, a uniform standard for anti-harassment training and a higher minimum wage.

San Francisco enacted a paid sick leave law in 2006, and Washington D.C. followed shortly thereafter.

On those key issues, the mayor can (and does) boast about his pre-K expansion, the rent freeze, the settling of municipal contracts that give nearly every city worker a raise, the paid sick leave law that helps low - wage workers, and his drive to use zoning and city incentives to boost the number of inexpensive apartments.

Only seven states in the United States have mandatory paid sick leave laws; yet, 15 states have passed preemptive legislation prohibiting localities from passing sick leave.

Unlike other paid sick leave laws (such as Philadelphia's Sick Leave Ordinance), New Jersey's paid sick leave law applies to all private sector employers, regardless of size (with very limited exceptions for certain types of workers).