2018 GNYADA Membership Directory

PAID FAMILY LEAVE

New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law, which went into effect on January 1, 2018, is one of the State’s most significant employment law changes in decades.

What do Dealers Have to Do? • Have a PFL rider to your current disability benefits policy.

• Ensure that the proper deductions are taken from employee paychecks to cover PFL insurance premiums. For 2018, dealers may deduct up to a maximum of .126% /$1.65 per week, or $85.80 per year, from each employee for PFL premium payments. • Post a Notice of Compliance from your insurance carrier in the dealership. • Post and distribute the Statement of Rights www.ny.gov/sites/ny.gov/files/atoms/files/1711-PFL- 271SFormFill.pdf • Draft a PFL policy to include in your employee handbook. This should include specifics about how PFL interacts with other forms of leave, such as paid time off, New York City sick leave, and FMLA. It should also outline the employee’s entitlement to leave as well as their obligations in order to receive it. GNYADA’s Employee Relations Plan can provide assistance with the proper text to insert into your employee handbook. • Distribute the updated employee handbook to all employees and obtain signed acknowledgment of receipt.

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Who Is Eligible? Employees who work full-time for at least 26 consecutive weeks or part-time for 175 days in a 52-week period.