Employee Abuse of Protected Time Off or Paid Prenatal Leave.
6 RCNY § 7-215
in effect§ 7-215 Employee Abuse of Protected Time Off or Paid Prenatal Leave.
(a) An employer may take disciplinary action, up to and including termination, against an employee who:
(1) uses protected time off provided under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act for purposes other than those described in §§ 20-914 a. and 20-914 b. of the Administrative Code; or
(2) uses paid prenatal leave provided under § 20-913 l. of the Administrative Code and 6 RCNY § 7-216 for purposes other than those described in section 196-b(4-a) of the labor law.
(b) Indications of abuse of protected time off or paid prenatal leave may include, but are not limited to a pattern of: (1) use of unscheduled protected time off or paid prenatal leave on or adjacent to weekends, regularly scheduled days off, holidays, vacation or pay day, (2) taking scheduled protected time off or paid prenatal leave on days when other leave has been denied, and (3) taking protected time off or paid prenatal leave on days when the employee is scheduled to work a shift or perform duties perceived as undesirable.
(Added City Record 2/3/2016, eff. 3/4/2016; amended City Record 8/21/2018, eff. 9/20/2018; amended City Record 9/15/2023, eff. 10/15/2023; amended City Record 6/2/2025, eff. 7/2/2025; amended City Record 6/23/2026, eff. 7/23/2026)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-20653Fetched: 10/24/2026