S 4515 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers

This bill requires employers of domestic workers to provide paid sick leave, directly affecting household workers like nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers. It mandates that employers with 5-99 workers (including those hiring domestic workers) provide 40 hours of paid sick leave annually per employee, while larger employers (100+ workers) must offer 56 hours. Small employers (4 or fewer workers) must provide 40 hours of *unpaid* sick leave unless they earned over $1 million in the previous year, in which case it becomes paid. The law applies to all domestic workers as defined by existing labor law, with no exemption for household employers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action May 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

4021
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
1 Yea 21 Nay
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
5
May 12, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors