New York Immigration Coalition: Paid Sick Leave Bill Ignores Immigrant New Yorkers Serving on Front Lines During COVID-19 Crisis
March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
NEW YORK, March 18 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement:
With Albany lawmakers moving quickly to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill, immigrant advocates are raising the alarm that the legislation leaves out thousands of immigrant workers and poses hardships to New York's small and micro-businesses, the majority of which are owned by workers. With the news that the bill will likely pass on Wednesday, Steve Choi, the Executive Director of the New Yo . . .
With Albany lawmakers moving quickly to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill, immigrant advocates are raising the alarm that the legislation leaves out thousands of immigrant workers and poses hardships to New York's small and micro-businesses, the majority of which are owned by workers. With the news that the bill will likely pass on Wednesday, Steve Choi, the Executive Director of the New Yo . . .