June 8, 2020
Paid Family Leave
Pregnancy Discrimination
FMLA

Recording: Paid Family Leave in NY

Woven Bodies, an inclusive digital practice supporting queer folks + allies from family planning through parenthood hosted Associate Alex Berke to offer training on Paid Family Leave. The class was moderated by Morgane Richardson — Perinatal Health Educator, Doula and co-creator of Woven Bodies. You can rent the class for $15 through Woven Bodies.

The class covers the following topics:

  • Understanding, accessing and utilizing Paid Family Leave
  • Taking parental leave from your job
  • Asking for accommodations from your employer
  • Navigating Paid Family Leave as a self-employed person
  • Thinking ahead during Covid-19
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Applying for Unemployment

April 8, 2020
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Overview of applying for unemployment benefits at this time.

Help For Health Care Workers - Understand How to Ask to Work Remotely Due to Coronavirus/COVID-19

April 3, 2020
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This blog post is meant to provide a framework for health care workers who are not directly providing care to COVID patients to have a productive conversation with employers in support of a request to work remotely.

How Will New NYS and Federal Paid Sick and Family Leave Laws Interact?

March 31, 2020
Paid Family Leave
Leave
With expanded Federal paid sick and family leave laws going into effect on Wednesday, April 1st, learn about what both the Federal and New York State laws offer to employees and require for employers.
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