Proposed Int. No. 800-A
By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Rosenthal, Levin, Lander, Chin, Rivera, Ayala, Gibson, Reynoso, Kallos, Salamanca, Dromm, Menchaca, Van Bramer, Louis and Cab?n
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring city employers to provide earned safe, sick, and personal time to employees
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 46 for the year 2013, and amended by local law number 199 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8
EARNED SAFE, SICK AND PERSONAL TIME LAW [ACT]
? 20-911 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Earned Safe, [and] Sick and Personal Time [Act] Law."
? 20-912. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
"Calendar year" shall mean a regular and consecutive twelve month period, as determined by an employer.
"Chain business" shall mean any employer that is part of a group of establishments that share a common owner or principal who owns at least thirty percent of each establishment where such establishments (i) engage in the same business or (ii) operate pursuant to franchise agreements with the same franchisor as defined in general business law section 681; provided that the total number of employees of all such establishments in such group is at least five.
"Child" shall mean a biological, adopted or foster child, a legal ward, or a child of an employee standing in loco parentis.
"Commissioner" shall mean the [head of such office or agency as the mayor shall designate pursuant to section 20-a of the charter] commissioner of consumer affairs.
"Department" shall mean [such office or agency as the mayor shall designate pursuant to section 20-a of the charter] the departmen...
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