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UPDATE: New York State Responds to Coronavirus Crisis With Paid Sick Leave Law

04.08.20

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law employee-protective measures to address the current coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) crisis. The law went into effect immediately (unlike the federal law on sick leave, which the U.S. Department of Labor has said will become effective April 1, 2020).