New York S 6056: Requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences due to domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking

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S06056 Summary:

BILL NOS06056 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01808

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §196-b, Lab L

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Requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences when the employee or employee's family member has been the victim of domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking upon the employee's request for reasons related to such offense or offenses.

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BILL NOS06056 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6056

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
 provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences due to
 domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human
 trafficking

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 196-b of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 15 to read as follows:
 3 15. In cases of sick leave, paid or unpaid, provided pursuant to
 4 subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision four of this section,
 5 an employee shall be provided up to an additional ten days of unpaid
 6 leave upon request for an extension of leave beyond the sick leave
 7 provided to such employee pursuant to this section.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02395-01-5

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