New York ends paid sick leave for COVID-19 five years after pandemic

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown New York, the state is now ending its requirement for employers to provide paid sick leave for the infection.

COVID-19 quarantine leave will end on July 31, according to the state's website. The legislation, originally passed in March 2020, made it so that employees could get five to 14 days of job-protected paid leave to isolate due to the illness.

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