GNYADA December 2017 Newsletter

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most likely to focus on having a policy in place. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll con- tributions. Ensure that your dealer- ship is taking the proper deduc- tions from employee paychecks, in order to cover PFL insurance pre- miums. Dealers may deduct up to a maxi- mum of .126% /$1.65 per week, or $85.80 per year, from each employee for PFL premium pay- ments. Get a Notice of Compliance from your insurance carrier and post it in the dealership. Post and distribute the Statement of Rights https://www.ny.gov/sites/ ny.gov/files/atoms/files/1711-PFL- 271SFormFill.pdf Draft a PFL policy to include in your employee handbook. This York International Auto Show. “Getting young people interested in automobiles is fundamental to the future of the industry,” continued LaSorsa. “Social media is the most economical and beneficial way of doing it, so to be recognized for our efforts is special to us.” Founded in 1928, IAEE is the largest association of the exhibitions and events industry in the world. Its Art of the Show competition recognizes excellence in promotional materials and includes 15 different categories of competition, spanning multiple n n n n

should include specifics about how PFL interacts with other forms of leave, such as paid time off, New York City sick leave, and FMLA. Make sure your policy outlines the employee’s entitlement to leave as well as his/her 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 acknowledgement of receipt. Call GNYADA at 718.746.5900 if you have any questions about preparing for Paid Family Leave. GNYADA thanks Alexei Leonard, of Fox Rothschild, for presenting the PFL Webinar fromwhich this article was adapted.

employers in New York State must offer Paid Family Leave (PFL) bene- fits. Employees will be eligible for up to eight weeks of job-protected leave. Benefits must also continue during this time, as long as the employee continues to pay any share (s)he was paying prior to going on leave. Leave can be used for the birth, adoption, or foster care of a new child; also to care for a seriously ill family member; or when a family member is called to active military service. PFL cannot be used for the employee’s own health condition.

Make sure your dealership is prepared:

Have a PFL insurance policy in place. This policy needs to be added as a rider to your current disability benefits policy. Beware that the state’s initial enforcement of the new PFL law is

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GNYADA Wins Top Honors

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The New York International Automobile Show won several prestigious awards including “Best of Show” at the 2017 International Association of Exhibitions and Events’ (IAEE) Art of the Show competition in the Social Media Campaign category. Winners were selected for their creative use of essential marketing elements to promote events. “It is an incredible honor to be recognized by the IAEE in the hotly contested social media category,” said John LaSorsa, Chairman of the New

show sizes. Entries are judged by an independent panel, which bases scores on each category’s criteria; IAEE annually presents a Best of Show award to the highest scoring entry in each category of the competition.

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