11/11/2025
New York City expands employee sick leave again. Major updates take effect February 22, 2026.
NYC has approved amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) that add new qualifying reasons for leave, create a 32-hour unpaid sick-time bank, and fold schedule-change rights into the same law.
Employers across New York City should start reviewing their time-off policies now to ensure compliance. My new blog post breaks down what’s changing and what steps to take next.
🔗 Read it here: https://hortonpllc.com/nyc-earned-safe-and-sick-time-act-expands-in-2026/