On November 30, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed a bill establishing an “Office of Labor Standards,” to be headed by a Director appointed by the Mayor. The Office, once established, is tasked with “study[ing] and mak[ing] recommendations for worker education, safety and protection, educat[ing] employers on labor laws, creat[ing] public education campaigns regarding worker rights, and collect[ing] and analyz[ing] labor statistics.” The ordinance also empowers the Office to administer and enforce the requirements of New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act, which generally requires covered employers with at least 15 employees to provide paid sick time to covered, qualifying employees.
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