QUESTION
What is the prevalence of cases related to paid sick days and efforts to raise awareness?
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The commissioner states that cases related to paid sick days come in at a steady pace.
- The Department of Consumer And Worker Protection (DCWP) conducts outreach to educate workers about their right to paid sick days
- Outreach efforts are sometimes focused on specific industries
- The DCWP is engaging with the private bar to inform them about individuals' right to file private legal actions
- No private lawsuits have been reported since the most recent additions to the paid sick days law went into effect
Gale A. Brewer
0:33:34
And then just quickly because, you know, I feel strongly about paying sick days with all due respect to the the Blasio.
0:33:40
It was my bill.
0:33:41
I passed it.
0:33:43
Just point that out every time.
0:33:45
Are those cases seemingly getting more prevalent we're trying to have, as you know, more information about publicity so people know that pay sick days exist.
0:33:57
So I just would love to get I don't know if the speaker referenced I mean, the chair referenced it, but I just wanna get a little bit more information.
Vilda Vera Mayuga
0:34:05
Yeah.
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No.
0:34:05
Thank you again, and and again, thank you for your making sure that this law was in the books is incredible protections.
0:34:11
We do a lot of outreach to make sure that individuals that are covered every single worker in New York City.
0:34:16
Right?
0:34:16
Notes about the right, so that is something that we focus on to get the word out.
0:34:20
They do come in at a pretty steady pace, I I like to to say.
0:34:26
In terms of, I know the last additions that were made to the law, for example.
0:34:30
So right now, we're engaging with a private bar bar educating them and make sure that if there is that additional action right there, they opportunity for individuals to file a private right of action and and exercise a private right of action.
0:34:43
They can also do that under the private but harsh the right information to that.
0:34:47
We haven't been notified as of yet of of any of those.
0:34:50
It just went into effect, right, not that long ago.
0:34:53
But it is a constant topic for us in all of our outreach work and sometimes very focused depending on the industry that we're talking to.
Gale A. Brewer
0:35:02
Okay?
0:35:02
And I don't know this, but domestic workers, do they fall under this category that we're talking about today?
Vilda Vera Mayuga
0:35:08
Not a for for a work week, unless they also happen to engage in that work.
Gale A. Brewer
0:35:12
Okay.
0:35:12
Thank you very much, ma'am.