Paid prenatal leave requirement starting next month

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---Soon pregnant employees won’t have to worry about missing out on money while receiving prenatal care."January 1, New York will be the first state in the nation to require employers to provide the time off, up to 20 hours during the pregnancy. This will help over 136,000 pregnant women who now don’t have to worry about losing money," said Governor Kathy Hochul.The 20 hours of paid time will be in addition to the paid sick leave employees already have. Dr. Jim S