Bill > S03945

This bill requires employers in New York to provide paid vacation time to eligible employees based on their length of employment, with a graduated scale of vacation days. Specifically, employees who work an average of 20 hours or more per week would be entitled to two weeks of paid vacation after one full year of employment, three weeks after three full years, and four weeks after five full years. The bill includes several important provisions: employers cannot penalize employees for taking vacation time, must set reasonable policies for granting vacation requests (with no more than four weeks' notice required), and must allow vacation time to be taken in consecutive or non-consecutive weeks as the employee prefers. Uniquely, the bill also provides an option for employees to voluntarily forgo their vacation time in exchange for double their standard wages for the equivalent vacation period. Employers are permitted to provide more vacation time than the minimum requirements and can choose to allocate the full annual vacation time at the beginning of the calendar year. The bill aims to standardize and protect employee vacation rights, ensuring workers have guaranteed time off without fear of workplace repercussions.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3945