§ 7-215 Employee Abuse of Safe/Sick Time or Paid Prenatal Leave.
RCNY § 7-215
(a)An employer may take disciplinary action, up to and including termination, against an employee who: (1) uses safe/sick time provided under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act for purposes other than those described in §§ 20-914(a) and 20-914(b) of the Administrative Code; or (2) uses paid prenatal leave provided under 6 RCNY § 7-216 for purposes other than those described in section 196-b(4-a) of the labor law.
(b)Indications of abuse of safe/sick time or paid prenatal leave may include, but are not limited to a pattern of: (1) use of unscheduled safe/sick time or paid prenatal leave on or adjacent to weekends, regularly scheduled days off, holidays, vacation or pay day, (2) taking scheduled safe/sick time or paid prenatal leave on days when other leave has been denied, and (3) taking safe/sick time or paid prenatal leave on days when the employee is scheduled to work a shift or perform duties perceived as undesirable. (Added City Record 2/3/2016, eff. 3/4/2016; amended City Record 8/21/2018, eff. 9/20/2018; amended City Record 9/15/2023, eff. 10/15/2023; amended City Record 6/2/2025, eff. 7/2/2025)
