New Yorkers could soon be allowed to take paid sick leave to take care of their pets. The bill, which is currently making its way through New York City Council, that would amend the city's current Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to let pet owners have a day off with their pets. Since the pandemic, New York has faced …
NEW YORK — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, the most generous such increase in decades. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called the measure a “victory for the working people.” She said employers that don’t want to pay overtime “instead could take the high road and hire …
With the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave extension, which went into effect Monday, qualifying employees have access to up to 80 hours of paid time off for virus-related reasons. This week, we’ll be discussing paid sick leave in California — specifically the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law that went into effect Monday. “We were seeing workers who …
