Sentences with phrase «passed paid sick leave bill»

DOWNTOWN — The City Council voted to pass the paid sick leave bill Wednesday, giving 1 million New Yorkers five paid sick days by 2015.

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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.

As 1010 WINS» Stan Brooks reported, the group — including U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D - N.Y.) and Nydia Velazquez (D - N.Y.) gathered on the City Hall steps demanding that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn allow the paid sick leave bill to come up for a vote in the Council, insisting there is enough support to pass it.

When Scott Stringer said the city needs to pass the paid - sick - leave legislation «now,» Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Comptroller John Liu applauded, but City Council Speaker Christine Quinn didn't.

At the Stonewall Democrats meeting in Chelsea last night, City Councilmember Gale Brewer said she's unsure if her Paid Sick Leave bill would pass the 51 - member Council, even though it currently has 37 co-sponsors.

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.

In an attempt to move the stalled paid sick leave bill, advocates showed up at Central Park yesterday to point out carriage horses get time off (the result of a bill passed earlier this year), but people aren't guaranteed sick time.

The Assembly, which has passed paid family leave on its own in previous legislative sessions, plans to introduce and pass a bill on Tuesday that would provide new parents or caregivers for sick relatives 12 weeks of paid leave through the state's temporary disability system.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Assembly has again passed a paid family leave bill that would allow workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for a new child or a sick loved one.

She refused to allow a vote on a bill that would have required businesses to give employees paid sick leave, even though a majority of the Council wanted it passed.

The Newark City Council just passed a bill mandating paid sick leave; similar legislation is gaining ground in California, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oregon, and Vermont.