Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 08:38 PM Jun 2020

New Yorkers who travel to Florida, Texas, and other states with high COVID-19 infection rates

will lose paid sick leave benefits

New Yorkers who travel to states with high coronavirus infection rates will lose their COVID-19 sick leave benefits, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo signed an executive order on Friday saying that New York employees who voluntarily travel to a state with a positive test rate higher than 10% will no longer be eligible for benefits from New York's COVID-19 paid sick leave law. The order does not apply to people who are traveling for work.

"If we are going to maintain the progress we've seen, we need everyone to take personal responsibility — that's why I'm issuing an executive order that says any New York employee who voluntarily travels to a high-risk state will not be eligible for the COVID protections we created under paid sick leave," Cuomo said in a statement.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University last updated on June 28, nine states currently have positive test rates greater than 10%: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/yorkers-travel-florida-texas-other-200032782.html
3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
New Yorkers who travel to Florida, Texas, and other states with high COVID-19 infection rates (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
He Nikki28 Jun 2020 #1
Trying to protect that progress. soothsayer Jun 2020 #2
Private employers are prohibited from granting sick leave ? MichMan Jun 2020 #3

MichMan

(11,781 posts)
3. Private employers are prohibited from granting sick leave ?
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 11:21 PM
Jun 2020

to their own employees who may have caught the virus in another state?

How will NY be able to prove where the person contracted it?

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»New Yorkers who travel to...