{"id":245574,"date":"2021-03-14T11:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T06:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=245574"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:17:25","slug":"covid-19-new-york-legislature-passes-covid-19-vaccine-paid-leave-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/03\/14\/covid-19-new-york-legislature-passes-covid-19-vaccine-paid-leave-law\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 | New York Legislature Passes COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The New York Legislature has passed COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Bill under the New York Paid Sick Leave Law. The Bill grants time off for public employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The Bill awaits Governor approval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bill states that every public employee shall be entitled to up to 4 hours of leave or greater number of hours pursuant to an agreement or as otherwise authorized by the employer, per vaccine injection, to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees must be paid their regular rate of pay during COVID-19 vaccine leave, which is fully funded by the employer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The New York labor law has been amended by adding a new Section 196-C to read as follows:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em> 196-c. Leave time for COVID-19 vaccination. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Every employee shall be provided a paid leave of absence from his or her employer for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours per vaccine injection, unless such employee shall receive a greater number of hours pursuant to a collectively bargained agreement or as otherwise authorized by the employer, to be vaccinated for COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li>The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this section shall be provided at the employee&#8217;s regular rate of pay and shall not be charged against any other leave such employee is otherwise entitled to, including sick leave pursuant to section one hundred ninety-six, or any leave provided pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.<\/li>\n<li>The provisions of this section may be waived by a collective bargaining agreement, provided that for such waiver to be valid, it shall explicitly reference this section of law.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">*Tanvi Singh, Editorial Assistant has put this story together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source : https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/S2588\/amendment\/A<\/p>\n<p>Picture credits: Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Legislature has passed COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Bill under the New York Paid Sick Leave Law. 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