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| Boilerpipe Text | Under NYC’s Protected Time Off (PTO) Law, covered employees have the right to protected time off and paid prenatal leave.
Most employees have a right to up to 40 or 56 hours of paid protected time off per year.
Employees also have 32 hours of unpaid protected time off from the beginning of employment.
Employees can take protected time off for many reasons, including childcare, illness, medical appointments, and more.
Employers must provide 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in addition to protected time off.
Your employer must give you a written
Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off
and post it in the workplace. More languages available on the
Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off page
.
If you have questions,
read our FAQ
or
ask a question online
.
Right to Request a Temporary Schedule Change
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Law, Rules, and FAQ
New York City Administrative Code > Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection > Chapter 8: Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
Rules of the City of New York > Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection > Chapter 7: Office of Labor Policy and Standards > Subchapter B: Earned Safe and Sick Time
Read Protected Time Off: Frequently Asked Questions
(02/2026)
Information for Employers and Employees |
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# NYC's Protected Time Off Law
Under NYC’s Protected Time Off (PTO) Law, covered employees have the right to protected time off and paid prenatal leave.
- Most employees have a right to up to 40 or 56 hours of paid protected time off per year.
- Employees also have 32 hours of unpaid protected time off from the beginning of employment.
- Employees can take protected time off for many reasons, including childcare, illness, medical appointments, and more.
- Employers must provide 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in addition to protected time off.
Your employer must give you a written [Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dca/downloads/pdf/about/PaidSafeSickLeave-MandatoryNotice-English.pdf) and post it in the workplace. More languages available on the [Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off page](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/Paid-Safe-Sick-Leave-Notice-of-Employee-Rights.page).
If you have questions, [read our FAQ](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/paid-sick-leave-FAQs.page) or [ask a question online](https://a866-dcwpbp.nyc.gov/worker-complaint/ask-question?topic=paid-sick-leave).
## Right to Request a Temporary Schedule Change
Employees have a protected right to request temporary schedule changes including:
- changing the time or location of their work shift,
- working remotely, or
- swapping shifts with another employee
Employers may deny requests for a temporary schedule change, but they cannot retaliate against employees for making requests.
## Law, Rules, and FAQ
[New York City Administrative Code \> Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection \> Chapter 8: Earned Safe and Sick Time Act](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-207240)
[Rules of the City of New York \> Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection \> Chapter 7: Office of Labor Policy and Standards \> Subchapter B: Earned Safe and Sick Time](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-103850)
[Read Protected Time Off: Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/paid-sick-leave-FAQs.page) *(02/2026)*
## Information for Employers and Employees
[](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/businesses/paid-sick-leave-law-for-employers.page)
[](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/paid-sick-leave-law-for-workers.page)
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| Readable Markdown | Under NYC’s Protected Time Off (PTO) Law, covered employees have the right to protected time off and paid prenatal leave.
- Most employees have a right to up to 40 or 56 hours of paid protected time off per year.
- Employees also have 32 hours of unpaid protected time off from the beginning of employment.
- Employees can take protected time off for many reasons, including childcare, illness, medical appointments, and more.
- Employers must provide 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in addition to protected time off.
Your employer must give you a written [Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dca/downloads/pdf/about/PaidSafeSickLeave-MandatoryNotice-English.pdf) and post it in the workplace. More languages available on the [Notice of Employee Rights: Protected Time Off page](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/Paid-Safe-Sick-Leave-Notice-of-Employee-Rights.page).
If you have questions, [read our FAQ](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/paid-sick-leave-FAQs.page) or [ask a question online](https://a866-dcwpbp.nyc.gov/worker-complaint/ask-question?topic=paid-sick-leave).
## Right to Request a Temporary Schedule Change
Employees have a protected right to request temporary schedule changes including:
- changing the time or location of their work shift,
- working remotely, or
- swapping shifts with another employee
Employers may deny requests for a temporary schedule change, but they cannot retaliate against employees for making requests.
## Law, Rules, and FAQ
[New York City Administrative Code \> Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection \> Chapter 8: Earned Safe and Sick Time Act](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-207240)
[Rules of the City of New York \> Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection \> Chapter 7: Office of Labor Policy and Standards \> Subchapter B: Earned Safe and Sick Time](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-103850)
[Read Protected Time Off: Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/paid-sick-leave-FAQs.page) *(02/2026)*
## Information for Employers and Employees
[](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/businesses/paid-sick-leave-law-for-employers.page)
[](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/paid-sick-leave-law-for-workers.page) |
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