On January 22, 2026, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) released proposed rules implementing recent amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA).

Employers will be subject to an investigation by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection if more than half their employees took zero paid time off in a given year.

The amount of stress put on the body during a marathon often causes runners to come down with a post-race cold or sickness.

Deborah Mitchell, the CEO of Heaven Skincare, is giving her all-female staff the opportunity to take time off when they're ...

UC symptoms can affect your ability to work, but there are legal protections that allow you to ask for reasonable accommodations to do your job, or to take medical leave.

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, burnout is common. Employees are no longer looking only for good salaries; they want work-life balance, mental well-being, and growth opportunities. Sabbatical ...

Whether intentional or happenstance, the first bills to be passed by both chambers of the General Assembly this session are likely to be policies that seek to uphold civil rights being rolled back by ...

(StatePoint) Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) and paid sick leave help workers maintain their livelihoods while taking care of themselves and their families. And now, several states in the South ...