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What are New York’s Workers’ Comp Employer Penalties?
Workers’ compensation is a system of no-fault insurance that provides medical benefits and compensation for lost wages and permanent physical impairments to employees who sustain work-related injuries. Workers’ comp coverage is mandatory for most New York State...
Updated New York Laws on Prenatal Leave, Lactation Time, and COVID Leave
The recently enacted New York budget for fiscal year 2024-25 includes provisions mandating paid employee prenatal leave and lactation break time, and repealing the state’s COVID-19 sick leave law. The provisions have different effective dates in 2024 and 2025. Paid...
The New York Mini-WARN Act: What Employers Should Know
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that requires employers to provide 60 days’ prior written notice before conducting a mass layoff or plant closing. Several states, including New York, have enacted similar laws, generally...
