Know Your Rights
Q&A With a Better Balance About the New Paid Family Leave Laws in New York State
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- Category: Working Parents, Parental Leave, Know Your Rights
Paid family leave in New York goes into effect on January 1, 2018. And those who have kids in 2017 may take paid family leave in 2018, as long as they take leave within a year of the birth.
In response to the many questions on various Park Slope Parents listserves, Park Slope parent & ABB Board Member Elizabeth Saylor put together the below question and answer. Molly Weston Williamson, a staff attorney at A Better Balance, helped her with this. If you are an employee or independent contractor and have additional questions not answered below, we recommend you call ABB (212-430-5982) or the state’s paid family leave hotline (844-337-6303). Employers, including household employers of nannies or housekeepers, should also call the state hotline for more information.
Elizabeth will also continue to work with PSP and ABB to answer additional questions. Hope this helps. The new law is very exciting but, as with anything new, a bit confusing.
This page was updated September 30, 2019
Maternity Leave for a Nanny: What to do When Your Nanny is Pregnant
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- Parent Category: Nanny 101
- Category: Nanny Relationship Advice, Nanny 101, Nanny Pay Basics, Know Your Rights
Wondering what to expect your nanny is expecting? What do you do when your nanny is pregnant? How do you manage maternity leave? Or what if they want to bring their baby to work? PSP members share how they handled their caregiver expecting their own little one.
Freelancing and Maternity Leave
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Working Mother Topics, Know Your Rights, Freelancer Advice
Advice for freelancers about maternity leave.
Know Your Rights Resources: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Beyond
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights, Working Mother Topics
What are your rights at work, including FMLA, breastfeeding, pregnancy discrimination and beyond! Here are some resources.
U.S. Department of Labor Pages
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights
Information from the United States Department of Labor
Organizations Studying and Working for Policy Change
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights
Links to organizations which are studying and working to change policies.
What you need to know about Interns
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights
All you need to know about Interns.
What You Need To Know About The NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights, Working Mother Topics
The NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a recent piece of workplace discrimination legislation that now explicitly requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to workers who are pregnant, recovering from childbirth, nursing or have a pregnancy-relation condition.
Work, Pregnancy, and Complications
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Know Your Rights, Working Mother Topics, Working Parents
What to do when work is complicated, your pregnancy is complicated, and life just feels complicated. PSP members share their advice and experiences about navigating their employer, emotions, and the law.
A Guide to Paid Family Leave Policies for New York State Employers
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- Parent Category: Working Parents
- Category: Parental Leave, Know Your Rights
New York, December 29, 2017– The New York City Bar Association has issued a resource guide for New York State employers on the recently enacted New York State Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (NYSPFL). Effective January 1, 2018, all eligible employees will be entitled to Paid Family Leave, which will improve families’ ability to care for themselves and their families without compromising their economic security by increasing both the number of weeks of leave employees are entitled to take and the amount of benefits they will receive while on leave.
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