As a result of the city’s paid sick leave law, which went into effect on April 1 and requires companies with five or more employees to provide up to five paid sick days, about 1.2 million workers will have paid sick leave for the first time.
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New York recently became the largest city in the nation to ensure that a vast majority of workers won’t lose a portion of their paychecks if they or their close relatives get sick. So reports The New York Times.
As a result of the city’s paid sick leave law, which went into effect on April 1 and requires companies with five or more employees to provide up to five paid sick days, about 1.2 million workers will have paid sick leave for the first time.