New York Paid Family Leave Benefit Law allows eligible employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth, adoption, serious family illness and military deployment.
Category Archives: Pregnancy
New York Will Accommodate Pregnant Workers
The number of pregnant women working up to their due date has steadily increased in the past 40 years. New York State is finally poised to join 15 other states which mandate that employers provide pregnant workers an accommodation on the job.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act Doesn’t Require Accommodation
While the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that it may not require an employer to accommodate pregnant workers.