Attention NYC Business Owners!

NEW CITY LAW!

YOUR BUSINESS MUST COMPLY!

Effective April 1^st

Paid Sick Leave Law

*Businesses with fewer than 5 employees must give each employee 5 UNPAID sick days per year.  Employees earn one hour of “sick time” for every 30 hours they work.  The maximum number of sick days they can earn per year is 5 days or 40 hours.

* Businesses with more than 5 employees must give each employee 5 PAID sick days per year at their normal hourly rate.  Employees earn one hour of “sick time” for every 30 hours they work.  The maximum number of sick days they can earn per year is 5 days or 40 hours.

NOTE; IF YOU ALREADY OFFER EMPLOYEES VACATION TIME OR PAID TIME OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 DAYS IN A CALENDAR YEAR, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL LEAVE.

IMPORTANT!  EVERY BUSINESS OWNER MUST GIVE EACH EMPLOYEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT TO READ AND SIGN, NOTING THAT THEY HAVE READ IT AND PUT IT IN THEIR EMPLOYEE FILE.  IN ADDITION, YOU MUST HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO CALCULATE EARNED SICK TIME.  THE NEW YORK CITY DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL BE OVERSEEING THIS LAW.

For all information, questions, other exemptions, etc. please visit:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/law/PaidSickLeave.shtml

or send and Email to: PaidSickLeave@dca.nyc.gov

or Call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside NYC)

If you need the form in other languages, please contact the DCA using contact info above 
And please pass on the info on to any business owner you know so they are aware of this new law.

Thank you!

Attached is the Notice of Employee Rights Form
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7aU5Ne9SKqSM1NXNjQ2NE1Nckk/edit?usp=sharing