The deadline is officially here. 👀
As of today, March 24, 2026, a major new mandate regarding New York City’s sick leave laws has officially gone into effect, and it’s something every worker and business owner in the five boroughs needs to have on their radar.
Following sweeping amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA)—now often rebranded by the city as the Protected Time Off Law—NYC employers are now required to have distributed an updated “Notice of Employee Rights” to their entire staff…