New York City Bill Gives Sexual-Assault Victims Paid Time Off

On Tuesday, the New York City Council passed a bill that will require employers to allow victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other “family offense matters” to take paid time off from work. As the New York Daily News reports, the newly passed bill expands the city’s paid sick days law, allowing for five days off per year for court appearances, moving away from an abuser, meeting with law enforcement, counseling, and serving orders of protection. AM New York notes that the bill, called Introduction 1313-A of 2016, was passed unanimously.
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