
New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Amended to Provide Expanded Leave Benefits
New York City has amended the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) expanding its leave entitlements to employees. The amendments go

New York City has amended the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) expanding its leave entitlements to employees. The amendments go

Recently, New York State has raised the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit from $504 per week to $869 per week. The increased benefit rate will

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) released an opinion letter (FMLA2025-02-A) (the “Opinion Letter”) concerning how to calculate the number of hours of
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