What's New? Expiration of the NY COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law

Effective August 1^st, 2025, the provisions of New York State’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law, originally established to provide job-protected, paid time off for employees under a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation will no longer be in effect.

What This Means for You:

• Employees will no longer be eligible for additional paid leave under the COVID-19 law for quarantine or isolation purposes.
• Any illness-related absences, including those due to COVID-19, will be managed under our standard sick leave, PTO, or other applicable leave policies.

Read more in the Covid 19 Relief subchapter of the Decisions and Opinions chapter in The Gold Book.