NYC Council Introduction 780

intro.nyc/0780-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Aligning the requirements of the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and the Temporary Schedule Change Act
Status: Committee Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Sponsored by Sandy Nurse
Introduced: April 11, 2024

This bill would allow the use of paid safe/sick time when providing care for a minor child or care recipient, or to attend a legal proceeding for subsistence benefits or housing. This bill would allow employees to request a temporary schedule change instead of using paid safe/sick time. This bill would also require 16 hours of unpaid safe/sick time available for use immediately upon hire and subsequently on the first day of each calendar year.