
New York City’s Amended Rules for Paid Prenatal Leave: What Employers Need to Know
Following a public hearing and comment period, on June 3, 2025, New York City adopted the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (DCWP) proposed amended paid prenatal leave rules, which will go into effect on July 2, 2025. In light of the enactment of New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law on January 1, 2025, the DCWP proposed amended rules related to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to incorporate the state’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law requirements, as well as impose additional requirements for New York City employers related to paid prenatal leave.