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Paid Safe and Sick Leave

DCWP launched a public awareness campaign to educate New Yorkers about their rights and protections under the recently expanded NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The multilingual campaign encourages New Yorkers to use their leave for various reasons, such as when they or a loved one is sick or injured, have a medical checkup, or are struggling with COVID anxiety or depression. In addition to community marketing, the ads will be featured on the city’s bus shelters and LinkNYC kiosks, as well as in online and in neighborhood businesses, such as doctors’ offices and pharmacies. Read press release.

Under New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law), covered employees have the right to use safe and sick leave for the care and treatment of themselves or a family member and to seek legal and social services assistance or take other safety measures if the employee or a family member may be the victim of any act or threat of domestic violence or unwanted sexual contact, stalking, or human trafficking.
Employees: Know your rights.
Employers: Know your responsibilities.

Public Awareness Campaign Materials

Download campaign ads in: English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | বাংলা (Bengali) | 中文 - 简化字 (Chinese - Simplified) | 中文 - 繁體字 (Chinese - Traditional) | Français (French) | kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | 한국어 (Korean) | Język Polski (Polish) | Русский (Russian) | ردو (Urdu)

Safe Leave Campaign Materials

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Also, from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of the Violence Against Women) to December 10 (International Human Rights Day), the the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence and the Commission on Gender Equity leads the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign in NYC. We are committed to raising awareness about domestic and gender-based violence as well as alert workers in NYC that they have the right to Safe Leave.

Download campaign ads