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2021
New York has expanded its Paid Leave Law to include siblings beginning in 2023…
6 October 2021
On October 6, 2021, the New York Workers Compensation Board (WCB) updated its regulations to lift the intermittent leave cap, so that...
On October 6, 2021, the New York Workers Compensation Board (WCB) updated its regulations to lift the intermittent leave cap, so that...
31 August 2021
On August 31, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the premium rate for Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits for 2022, which is set at …
On August 31, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the premium rate for Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits for 2022, which is set at …
8 July 2021
With a new president, newly proposed American Families Plan, and states staying the course with their state-run PFML initiatives, what does the national landscape for paid family & medical leave look like in the...
With a new president, newly proposed American Families Plan, and states staying the course with their state-run PFML initiatives, what does the national landscape for paid family & medical leave look like in the summer of 2021?...
The New York State Average Weekly Wage has been released for 2022 NY Paid Family Leave benefits…
How the landscape has changed across the US and how States with active Programs adapted in light of COVID-19
Despite events of 2020 that overshadowed focus on initiatives related to Paid Family Leave (PFL) and Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) programs...
Understanding Paid Family Leave in New York - The Easy Way! New York Paid Family Leave is now entering the final year of the 4-year phase-in period – so benefits will ...
What does the new Sick Leave Act mean for NY’s short-term disability (DBL) and Paid Family Leave (PFL)?
New York State is providing a new paid leave benefit to its workers beginning on January 1st, 2021 – the NYS Sick Leave Act. But what is this new law? And when do you take sick leave versus New York’s short-term disability (DBL) and Paid Family Leave (PFL)?…
In light of the recent rise of COVID-19 cases, New York State has issued new guidelines for New York employees who travel out of the state, or out of the country. It may impact the Paid...
On September 1, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) published the new premium rate for Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits, which is now set at …
New York State has recently issued an Executive Order that impacts quarantine benefits under NY’s COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave. Here is how this new regulation may affect you…
While there is no national standard regulating or requiring Paid Family Leave, there seems to be more momentum at the state level…
In honor of Mother’s and Father’s Day, today we are sharing an inside look at how many moms and dads, ShelterPoint policyholders, used Paid Family Leave in New York for bonding in...
A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department...