BARUCH COLLEGE–New Yorkers could soon be able to use sick days to care for their pets under a proposed amendment to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, also known as Introduction 1089.
The New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act was recently updated under the sponsorship of Council Member Shaun Abreu, which would legally allow workers on sick leave to care for personal pets and animals.
Previously the act only applied to employees, allowing them to use sick leave to care for themselves or family members.
