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New York State Takes the Lead in Introducing Paid Prenatal Leave for Medical Appointments of Pregnant Employees

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On April 20, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state's Budget for the fiscal year 2025. This budget includes a new provision for paid prenatal personal leave, which is an amendment to Section 196-b of the New York...more

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Changes in Workplace Protections: EEOC’s Finalized Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations and New York State’s Paid Prenatal...

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Recent legislative developments at both the federal and state levels have extended workplace protections for pregnant individuals and new parents. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a final regulation...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New York Employers Must Now Provide Paid Prenatal Leave

New York has become the first state in the nation to mandate paid prenatal leave for pregnant employees. Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation on April 22, 2024, to expand the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NY PFL”)...more

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The Birth of Another Form of Paid Leave: Prenatal Leave for New York-Based Employees

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Over the weekend, the New York State Legislature passed the state budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget contains expanded access to paid leave for pregnant employees, including up to 20 hours of leave per year for pregnant...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Federal and New York State Protections for Nursing and Pregnant Workers Become Effective This Month

New York State Labor Law on Protections for Breastfeeding Workers - As we reported in our prior alert, effective today, June 7, 2023, New York State law will require all employers, public or private and regardless of size,...more

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