To alleviate some of the economic strain on employees unable to work due to COVID-19, some state and local authorities have implemented new paid leave requirements. Other jurisdictions have modified existing leave laws or benefit programs to accommodate employees’ needs during the pandemic. This GRIST provides brief summaries of the new state and local COVID-19 paid leave benefits, as well as guidance addressing how existing paid leave benefits apply during the pandemic.
The latest updates cover New York guidance clarifying that the state’s paid vaccination leave requirement applies to booster shots. In addition, New York City and Washington, DC, have passed laws requiring paid vaccination time for employees and their children. In California, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has revised its workplace exclusion standards for employees who have had close contact with an infected person.
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