NYS Paid Family Leave 2018-2021: Evolution in Law and Employer Expectations

New York State Paid Family Leave went through significant changes between 2018 and 2021. This 60-minute webinar walks through that evolution and what it means for employers of every size, small, medium and large.

You'll look at how to navigate, communicate, audit and adjust your practices for proactive people management, using decision-making and communication examples and workplace scenarios. The session covers how Paid Family Leave works alongside the FMLA, New York's disability benefits law (DBL) and workers' compensation, and the rollout of NYS Paid Sick Leave.

• Explain how NYS Paid Family Leave changed from 2018 to 2021
• Describe how Paid Family Leave interacts with FMLA, DBL and workers' compensation
• Understand the rollout of NYS Paid Sick Leave
• Communicate, audit and adjust leave practices in your organization
• Apply the rules to common workplace scenarios

• NYS Paid Family Leave and its changes from 2018 to 2021
• FMLA
• Disability benefits law (DBL)
• Workers' compensation
• NYS Paid Sick Leave
• Workplace scenarios, decision-making and communication

Organizations continue to grapple with the labor and employment law changes tied to New York State Paid Family Leave and related leave laws. Understanding how they fit together helps you make consistent decisions and communicate clearly with employees.

This session suits HR managers, business owners, executive directors, attorneys, accounting professionals, union leaders, employees and academics.

• HR Managers
• Business Owners
• Executive Directors
• Attorneys
• Accounting Professionals
• Union Leaders
• Employees
• Academics

Matthew Burr has over ten years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC. He specializes in labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, employee relations and work with labor unions. Matthew also has a generalist background in HR and provides strategic HR services to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. Matthew will be starting as an Associate Professor of Management at Elmira College in July 2017. Matthew is the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor at Elmira College. Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College and Penn State University. He is also an on-call Mediator and Fact-Finder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State.

Matthew has publications at the Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, Expert 360 (in Australia). He recently published his first book, $74,000 in 24 Months: How I killed my student loans (and you can too!).

Matthew has an associate's degree in business administration from Tompkins Cortland Community College, a bachelors of science degree from Elmira College, a master's degree from the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations in Human Resources & Industrial Relations, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP. Matthew is currently working towards a masters degree in business administration through Syracuse University with an anticipated completion date of December 2017.