In 2016, New York enacted the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy so working families would not have to choose between caring for their loved ones and risking their economic security.
Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job-protected, paid time off to: bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service. Paid Family Leave may also be available in some situations when an employee or their minor, dependent child is under an order of quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19.
Paid Prenatal Personal Leave
Starting on January 1, 2025, workers in New York who are pregnant may also have additional paid time off available to them for doctors’ appointments, procedures, or other types of prenatal care. This paid prenatal personal leave is part of New York’s paid sick leave program, which is separate from New York State Paid Family Leave. Please watch for more information.
