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New York City workers may soon get paid sick leave — to care for their pets
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October 25, 2024
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0:53Now PlayingBarking mad or brilliant?
New York City lawmakers are proposing a bill to let Big Apple workers take time off to care for their sick furry family members.
The proposal, sponsored by city council member Shaun Abreu, would amend and expand the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act — which requires companies to give employees paid sick leave to care for themselves or family members — to include pets and service animals.
Abreu touted mental health as a reason to incentivize pet ownership with the amended bill, citing research that owning pets can reduce cortisol, a stress-related hormone, and force people into physical activity and out of social isolation.
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