4 things you need to know about New York’s paid family leave program

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- New York State’s new paid family leave law is now in effect. New York becomes only the fourth state in the nation to have a program like it.
This year employees of most private companies will be able to take eight weeks of paid time off to take care of a newborn, a sick relative or if a military family member is deployed.
Employees will only get 50 percent of the their weekly salary and it’s capped at the state average. The program will be phased in over the nex