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Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-003 Order Primary source read

Chapter 25 of the Laws of 2020 (S.8091)

An act providing requirements for sick leave and the provision of certain employee benefits when such employee is subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19

New York State Legislature; signed by Governor Cuomo · New York; Legislature (enforced by the Department of Labor; benefits administered by the Workers' Compensation Board) (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York; Legislature (enforced by the Department of Labor; benefits administered by the Workers' Compensation Board) · New York
Level
State
Authority
L. 2020, ch. 25
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 (§ 2: 'This act shall take effect immediately') (read as 2020-03-18)
End
No sunset; in force through 2021 Q3 and after (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • every private employer in New York (tiers of 10 or fewer, 11-99, 100 or more employees)
  • public employers
Functions reached
  • WF workforce availability (every quarantined or isolated employee removed with pay)
  • HR leave administration
  • OP payroll
  • CB (every New York employer)
Collection
State labor and workplace-safety agencies AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE

Operative words

(c) For employers with one hundred or more employees as of January 1, 2020, each employee who is subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation issued by the state of New York, the department of health, local board of health, or any governmental entity duly authorized to issue such order due to COVID-19 shall be provided with at least fourteen days of paid sick leave during any mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation.

Enforcement

Labor Law enforcement by the Commissioner of Labor (civil penalties and restoration under Labor Law §§ 218, 219); job-restoration and anti-retaliation provisions (§ 1.2, 1.3 of the act)

Notes

Reached every industry statewide; the quarantine and isolation orders that triggered it were issued by the State and local health departments throughout 2020-2021 (see NY-134, 10 NYCRR 2.13).

Retrieval note

The saved text is the bill as introduced on March 18, 2020 at the Governor's request; it passed both houses and was signed the same day as Chapter 25.

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