NewsIn response to the onset of the pandemic, New York State enacted the COVID-19 quarantine leave legislation in March 2020. As the law is set to expire on July 31, 2024, questions are arising about what comes next. Labor and Employment partner Domenique Camacho Moran spoke with Newsday to share her insights on what both employers and employees can expect moving forward.
From the article:
“Employers with one to 10 employees got five days of unpaid sick leave for COVID, employers with 11 to 99 employees got five paid days of sick leave, and employers with more than 100 employees got 14 days of paid sick leave,” Camacho Moran said.
Initially, the COVID-19 leave required New Yorkers to be given an order of quarantine to access the benefit, she said.
Shortly after the pandemic began, employers were operating under the state requirements that required 14-day quarantines for COVID-19 infections. As guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed, individuals no longer needed a quarantine order to receive COVID-19 paid leave, Camacho Moran said.
The law was later interpreted to allow New Yorkers to use the leave only three times in total: once to care for an ill family member, and twice for individuals to take care of themselves, she said.
Read the article here: New York State COVID-19 paid sick leave law to end July 31 – Newsday
