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New York Paid Family Leave Contribution and Benefit Rates to Increase in 2026
Your browser does not support the audio element. New York State has published paid family leave (PFL) updates for 2026 on its website. Both the employee contribution rate and the maximum weekly benefit for the program will increase from 2025 levels. New York PFL is...
An Employer’s Guide to the New York Secure Choice Savings Program
The New York Secure Choice Savings Program (Secure Choice) is a state-designed retirement savings option for private-sector employees in New York. It’s structured as an automatic-enrollment Roth IRA via payroll deduction for employees whose employer does not already...
New York COVID Sick Leave Ending: 5 Employee Handbook Updates
Effective July 31, 2025, New York’s COVID‑19–specific paid sick leave mandate will officially sunset. As of August 1, 2025, employers will no longer be required to provide the separate COVID‑19 sick leave that has been in place since March 2020. Depending on size and...
