Sentences with phrase «sick leave bill»

De Blasio is a strong advocate of the Paid Sick Leave bill, which is opposed by many businesses including, not coincidentally, many small ones.

Opponents of the paid sick leave bill, such as the Five Borough Chamber of Commerce and Partnership for New York City, say small business workers would start to abuse the new rules and that it would discourage new hiring.

And just this week, the council established a progressive caucus, and one of its first priorities is getting the paid sick leave bill approved.

Quinn's paid sick leave bill is, of course, a watered - down version of the original bill.

Quinn has not yet taken a position on the issue, a spokeswoman said again Wednesday — a fact many have been focused on since she killed a mandatory sick leave bill last month.

Although Nixon said de Blasio's push to increase parent's voices in public school was important (Bloomberg «has completely shut out the parental voice,» she said), it was the Paid Sick Leave bill that was pivotal in her decision to back de Blasio over Quinn.

Supporters of the paid sick leave bill say the figure is closer to 1.3 million.

Brewer, who consistently said the speaker continued a dialogue with her over her proposed legislation even while declining to move forward, said, «After three years of non-stop advocacy and coalition building, I am pleased and grateful that we have reached a deal with Speaker Christine C. Quinn on my paid sick leave bill.»

Today's advocates and Council Members who say they support the sick leave bill refuse to use the discharge tactic — ceding control of the Council to Quinn as well as deep - sixing the sick leave bill.

Over the past several weeks, Quinn has come under stepped - up pressure to allow Council action on a paid sick leave bill that would cover most private sector employees in the city.

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.

In March, the paid sick leave bill got a hearing, but nothing has happened since.

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.

In October, he joined a coalition of small business owners pressuring City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to support a paid sick leave bill.

Rodriguez was joined by Councilwoman and Speaker apparent Melissa Mark - Viverito, whom Rodriguez hailed for her work pushing forward the paid - sick leave bill.

CITY HALL — Advocates of a mandatory paid sick leave bill upped the pressure on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to a fever pitch Wednesday, accusing her of being complicit in the death of a young father who died of stomach cancer — because he couldn't take time off from work to recover from his treatment, his widow alleged.

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

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.

He co-sponsored the paid sick leave bill.

Also under scrutiny: The paid sick leave bill being pushed by the WFP.

Not exact matches

A new survey found a majority of New Yorkers would vote against a mayoral candidate who opposes paid sick leave and a living wage bill.

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.

But the WFP is perhaps best known for pushing legislation, including a recent Connecticut bill requiring employers to offer paid sick leave.

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

Just look at the last six months, Chris got into major dust - ups with the administration over the inspector general bill, paid sick leave and homeless policy — to name just three.

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.

At that time, the one - time liberal darling who took on Lieberman over the Iraq War drew the wrath of labor unions for his reservations about a bill mandating employers provide paid sick leave.

In addition to high rent prices, business owners are worried about Mayor Bill de Blasio's paid sick leave mandate.

Quinn's had a bumpy few weeks: Caving on a paid - sick - leave City Council bill after stalling it for months, being the subject of a tough - but - accurate Times story detailing her temper.

the bill, arguing that employers themselves «are best suited for determining the terms and conditions of employment, including benefits such as paid sick leave.»

She supports paid sick days and paid family leave insurance, so that no parent has to choose between paying the bills and nursing a sick child.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has been slamming Quinn for failing to allow a vote on the legislation, which would guarantee some paid sick leave for most workers in the city.

Moss» ire also includes Quinn's recent blockage of a mandatory paid sick - leave bill.

Across Midtown, the smallest of of the Big Apple's businesses say they're getting ready for the City Council's proposed paid - sick - leave bill, which, according to a compromise announced by Council Speaker Christine Quinn last Thursday, would require companies of 15 or more employees to provide five paid sick days for each full - time worker by October 2015.

Democratic Caucus of the County Board of Legislators introduced the bill to allow workers to accrue sick leave

Asked whether the governor, rumored to be mulling a presidential bid, is at risk of facing a left - wing challenger in his 2018 re-election bid, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said: «For quite a while, the progressive and reform wing of the Democratic Party has been ascending and wants Democrats to be consistent Democrats — not Republicans lite... There's something wrong in the state, and people are sick of it.

The bill signed Monday expands the reasons to allow paid sick leave to include addressing domestic violence and other criminal offenses.

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.

They were showing their support for a bill that would allow workers to accrue sick leave at their place of employment

By JOSH ROGERS Mayor Bill de Blasio last week put Downtown's Julie Menin in charge of one of his signature priorities — providing paid sick leave to small business workers — when he tapped her to be the city's next Consumer Affairs commissioner.

Among the topics: the council's override of six Bloomberg vetoes, a timeline for a carriage horse bill, the Puerto Rican Day Parade and an investigation by NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the expected paid sick leave expansion and the mayor's and her own decision to not attend the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade.

In response to a question from the audience asking Quinn what she was doing to move the process on paid sick leave along, former city Councilman Sal Albanese, one of several candidates to call for a vote on the bill, accused her of «quelling debate.»

In addition to both bills, Democrats will also push two bills that expand paid sick leave countywide — companies with five or more employees would be required to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave — as well as a bill that would ban employers in the county from asking how much prospective employees made at a previous job.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Little more than a week after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told an audience of hundreds at an LGBT Democratic mayoral forum that she was not in favor of moving forward now on pending paid sick leave legislation, she will announce support for a modified bill at a City Hall press -LSB-...]

Sean Ryan [email protected] A Milwaukee business group suing to overturn the city's sick - leave law takes little solace in a pending bill to establish similar federal rules.

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 Board of Legislators majority leader Catherine Borgia and members of the Democratic Caucus introduced the measure, an earned sick day bill, to allow workers to accrue sick leave at their jobs.

Under the bill, businesses would have to give workers 72 hours, or nine days, a year in sick leave.

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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.