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… dose vaccine to four hours for each vaccination administration. The law is clear on several requirements about the COVID vaccination leave. The new law applies to all employers, regardless of size, with New York employees. The amendment requires employers to offer leave to any employed individuals without exception. If an employee alerts their employer that they need time off to get vaccinated, the employer must: Provide the paid leave in addition to any other leave required by law; Offer leave to the requesting employee regardless of any other similar leave policy; and Compensate employees at their regular rate of pay …

… California with greater than 25 employees. Previously SPSL only applied to Employers with greater than 500 employees. Paid leave is available to workers unable to work or telework for an employer due to any reasons that qualify the employee for SPSL. The qualifying reasons for SPSL are when the covered employee is: Subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 as defined by an order or guidelines of the State Department of Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local health officer who has jurisdiction over the workplace. If the covered employee is …

… for plan participants’ coronavirus testing and vaccines. In general, Provisions in the FFCRA, CARES Act and the implementing regulations require GHPs and insurers to cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing of plan participants at no cost. The FFCRA was enacted on March 18, 2020. It requires group health plans to provide benefits for certain items and services related to diagnostic testing for COVID-19 when those services are furnished during the COVID-19 public health emergency period beginning on March 18, 2020. The FFCRA requires plan issuers to offer this coverage without any cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance …