As you are likely aware from previous communications, the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law is set to take effect January 1, 2018. It will provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to (1) care for a family member with a serious health condition, (2) bond with a child during the first twelve months after the child’s birth, adoption, or placement in foster care, or (3) attend to a “qualifying exigency.” Leave will be funded through deductions taken from the pay of full-time and part-time employees. Employers can either obtain insurance coverage or self-insure for Paid Family Leave.
As a service to you, we have prepared an Employer Toolkit, which summarizes key provisions of the law and regulations and provides an overview of the claims process and sample employee communications. It is designed to get you quickly up to speed on your compliance obligations and how ADP Resource assists you in complying with those obligations. Click here to access the Toolkit.
You can also access an on-demand webcast brought to you by ADP and presented by Jackson Lewis, P.C. The webcast covers the New York Paid Family Leave Law requirements and best practice tips to help ensure compliance with these requirements.
Click here to access the webcast. The access link can also be found on page three of the Toolkit.
Next Steps:
- Notify employees of the planned payroll deductions and your Paid Family Leave claims process as soon as possible. A sample communication is included with the toolkit along with a sample employee handbook policy.
- Post the required notice received from your insurance carrier. If you are self-insured, you can get the required notice by contacting the Workers’ Compensation Board at Certificates@wcb.ny.gov.
As always, feel free to contact your ADP HR Business Partner if you have any questions.
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