COVERED EMPLOYEES – NEW YORK Disability Benefits Law (DBL) • Full-time employees – 4 consecutive weeks of work with any covered employer • Part-time employees – 25 days of work with a covered employer (need not be consecutive or within same year) • Former employees covered for 4 weeks after employment termination • Employees who change jobs from one Covered Employer to another Covered Employer (covered from the first day on the new job) • Domestic or personal employees who work 40 or more hours per week for one Covered Employer Exclusions include but are not limited to: • Government, railroad, maritime laborers • Various employees of religious organizations • Uncompensated volunteers for nonprofit organizations • Independent contractors and subcontractors • To see full list and details, please visit NY WCB Covered Employee page and Definition of Employee Paid Family Leave (PFL) • Full-time employees – Regular work schedule of 20 or more hours per week: eligible after 26 consecutive weeks of employment • Part-time employees – Regular work schedule of fewer than 20 hours per week: eligible after working 175 days (need not be consecutive or within same year) • Employees who change jobs from one Covered Employer to another Covered Employer must requalify for coverage with the current employer This document is strictly private, confidential and personal to its recipients and should not be copied, distributed or reproduced in whole or in part, nor passed to any third party // 36
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