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January 10, 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, New York amended its Paid Family Leave Act. Previously, the Act provided 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off at 67% pay (up to a cap) to (1) care for a newly born, adopted, or foster child; (2) provide assistance when a member of the family is deployed abroad on active military service; or (3) care for spouses, domestic partners, children and step-children, parents, parents-in-law, and grandchildren with a serious health condition. The amendment now extends the law to siblings, including biological siblings, adopted siblings, step-siblings, and half-siblings. See N.Y. SB 2928.
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The author of this article, Patricia Tsipras, is a member of the Bar of Pennsylvania. This article is designed to provide one perspective regarding recent legal developments, and is not intended to serve as legal advice in Pennsylvania, New York, or any other jurisdiction, nor does it establish an attorney-client relationship with any reader of the article where one does not exist. Always consult an attorney with specific legal issues.
