The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) on Sept. 15, 2023, issued amended rules pertaining to the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The new rules go into effect Oct. 15, 2023. New York state enacted paid sick leave in 2020, and the same year the New York City Council amended ESSTA to align the city’s law with the state law. The amendments bring the NYC rules into alignment with ESSTA and touch upon a number of topics related to earned safe and sick time and, in many instances, attempt to clarify areas of perceived ambiguity.
New York City Safe and Sick Time Rules Amended
