New Paid Prenatal Leave Requirements for Employers in New York City
Real World Impact : Effective July 2, 2025, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will amend its implementing rules to the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to include the City’s own version of New York State’s paid prenatal leave (“PPL”) obligations for employers. Much of the City’s rules will merely duplicate the requirements already mandated by State law. However, employers should be aware that the City’s version will impose some additional responsibilities. New Reporting Obligations: Unlike the State’s PPL requirements, the City’s rules will require employers to furnish specific written payroll disclosures to their employees. Specifically, for each pay period that an employee uses PPL, the employer will need to inform the employee on either (a) a pay stub or (b) a separate written document, of two things: (1) the amount of PPL used during that pay period; and (2) the total remaining balance of PPL available for use out of the twenty hours allotted per 52...