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NY A00791
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Manny De Los Santos
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AI Summary
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Allows employees to use paid sick leave for diagnosis, care, treatment, preventive care, or medical diagnosis of a "covered animal"
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Defines "covered animal" as a service animal or an animal kept primarily for companionship in compliance with applicable laws
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Amends existing Labor Law Section 196-b, which currently permits sick leave for employee illness, family member illness, or domestic violence-related absences
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Known as the "Sick Leave for Pet Care Act"
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Enacts the "sick leave for pets care act"; allows employees to receive paid sick leave for the medical diagnosis or treatment of such employees' sick pets.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor1/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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