--- title: Employee Benefits date: 2023-07-17T12:01:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/employee-benefits" section: Blog Topics --- # Labor Days News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice ![People Blocks](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Hero-Objects/labor_blog2.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1880&q=80&w=1880&s=4c9844984a488e1acc2796001a9e07d8) [ Remove filter Topic: Employee Benefits ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days) ## [Prepare Now for the Expanded NYC Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (Effective February 22, 2026) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/prepare-now-for-the-expanded-nyc-earned-sick-and-safe-time-act-effective-february-22-2026) [Blythe E. Lovinger](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/blythe-e-lovinger) February 2, 2026 The expanded New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) will go into effect on February 22, 2026. All employers should review their current sick leave policies to ensure they are compliant with the new… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/prepare-now-for-the-expanded-nyc-earned-sick-and-safe-time-act-effective-february-22-2026) ## [What You Need to Know About New York’s Stay-or-Pay Law ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-yorks-stay-or-pay-law) [Blythe E. Lovinger](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/blythe-e-lovinger), [Benjamin Gilman](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/benjamin-gilman) January 12, 2026 In conjunction with our federal and New York State labor and employment 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook, we focus here on one of the key developments under New York law. At the end of 2025, New York enacted a Stay-or-Pay… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-yorks-stay-or-pay-law) ## [Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 in Review and 2026 Outlook, Part 2 of 2 ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/labor-employment-law-roundup-2025-in-review-and-2026-outlook-part-2-of-2) [Barbara E. Hoey](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/barbara-e-hoey), [Zach Cihlar](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/zach-cihlar) January 12, 2026 As we began covering in our first labor and employment law roundup, changes at the federal level require employers to constantly keep up to date with enforcement trends. The state level is no different. Many states,… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/labor-employment-law-roundup-2025-in-review-and-2026-outlook-part-2-of-2) ## [California’s AB 692: The State Puts “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements Under Greater Scrutiny ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/californias-ab-692-the-state-puts-stay-or-pay-agreements-under-greater-scrutiny) [Judy Juang](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/judy-juang) December 19, 2025 California continues to reshape the boundaries of permissible employment agreements, and Assembly Bill 692 is the state’s latest move to strengthen employee mobility. Effective January 1, 2026, AB 692 prohibits… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/californias-ab-692-the-state-puts-stay-or-pay-agreements-under-greater-scrutiny) ## [Compliance Calling: Personal Cell Phone Use for Business Purposes and Expense Reimbursement Laws ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/compliance-calling-personal-cell-phone-use-for-business-purposes-and-expense-reimbursement-laws) [Mark A. Konkel](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/mark-a-konkel), [Zach Cihlar](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/zach-cihlar) December 19, 2025 Remote and hybrid work, once a novelty, is now integrally incorporated into how many employees work effectively forever. 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