NY A08201

Employees subject to a mandatory or precautionary quarantine or isolation order issued by the Department of Health receive at least five days of paid sick leave, followed by paid family leave and disability benefits for the duration of the order.

Employees are compensated at their regular rate of pay for regular work hours missed due to the quarantine or isolation order, without loss of accrued sick leave.

Upon return to work, employees must be restored to their original position with the same pay and employment terms; employers are prohibited from discharging, threatening, or retaliating against employees for taking this leave.

A risk adjustment pool administered by the Superintendent of Financial Services stabilizes member insurance claims and protects insurers from disproportionate losses, with excess losses shared among pool members including the state insurance fund.

The bill does not apply to asymptomatic employees or those not yet diagnosed who are physically able to work remotely or by other means, and does not reduce benefits available under collective bargaining agreements or federal law.