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What is NYC AC § 20-921?

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This section prohibits employers from requiring disclosure of the reasons for using safe/sick time as a condition for providing such time. It mandates that health information and personal situations related to safe/sick time be kept confidential, only disclosed with employee consent or as required by law. Applies to employers managing employee safe/sick time requests.

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§ 20-921 Confidentiality and nondisclosure.

AC § 20-921

a. An employer may not require the disclosure of details relating to the underlying reason for using safe/sick time as a condition of providing safe/sick time under this chapter. Health information about an employee, or an employee's family member or care recipient, and information concerning the personal situation that led the employee to use safe time obtained solely for the purposes of utilizing safe/sick time pursuant to this chapter, shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed except by the affected employee, with the written permission of the affected employee or as required by law. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from considering information provided in connection with a request for safe/sick time in connection with a request for reasonable accommodation pursuant to subdivision 22 or 27 of section 8-107. (Am. L.L. 2017/199, 11/6/2017, eff. 5/5/2018; Am. L.L. 2018/063, 1/19/2018, eff. 10/16/2018; Am. L.L. 2020/097, 9/28/2020, eff. 9/30/2020; Am. L.L. 2025/145, 10/25/2025, eff. 2/22/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2013/046.

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