ALBANY, NY — Pregnant New Yorkers can be entitled to a minimum of 20 hours of paid depart to attend prenatal medical appointments underneath a legislation that took impact Wednesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul stated the coverage makes New York the primary state within the nation to supply paid depart for prenatal care.
All pregnant employees within the personal sector are eligible for the paid break day. Staff can schedule the paid depart for pregnancy-related medical appointments reminiscent of bodily examinations, finish of being pregnant care and fertility remedies, amongst different issues.
Hochul pushed for the measure within the state’s final legislative session as a approach to assist scale back maternal and toddler deaths in New York.
“No pregnant woman in New York should be forced to choose between a paycheck and a check-up — and that’s why I pushed to create the nation’s first paid prenatal leave policy,” Hochul stated in a press release final month.
Employers are forbidden from requesting medical data when a employee requests the prenatal paid depart.
The coverage is separate from some other paid sick depart provided by an employer. Spouses of pregnant ladies are usually not eligible for the prenatal depart.
