New York State Maternity Leave 2025. 1, 2025, all employers are required to provide employees with. In addition to new york’s paid prenatal care leave requirement, starting june 19, 2024, all new york employers will also be required to provide paid lactation break time for.

Governor kathy hochul signed new legislation on april 22, 2024, to expand the new york paid family leave law (“ny pfl”) to provide 20 hours of paid leave for attending. Beginning january 1, 2025, new york will become the first state in the nation to offer paid time off for prenatal care or any medical care related to pregnancy.