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NYS Paid Prenatal Leave
Paid time off for pregnancy-related health care appointments
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What this program is
By law in New York State, you are entitled to take up to 20 hours of paid prenatal leave every year for doctors' appointments related to your pregnancy.
Who can get it
See if you're eligible for Paid Prenatal Leave:
Eligible employees
- Full- and part-time employees in the private sector
- Employees of non-profit organizations
Not eligible
- Federal, state, or local government employees
Heads up
- Tell your employer if you plan on taking Paid Prenatal Leave, just like you would do for other kinds of leave. Your employer must let you take Paid Prenatal Leave when you ask.
- You can use Paid Prenatal Leave for appointments including physical examinations, medical procedures, monitoring, and testing.
- When you take Paid Prenatal Leave, your employer must pay your normal rate. If you earn the tipped minimum wage, your employer must pay the full minimum wage
- Your employer cannot ask about your health records or what kind of appointment you have when you use your Paid Prenatal Leave. You don't have to submit any medical records either.
How to apply
In person
Tell your employer if you plan on taking Paid Prenatal Leave, just like you would do for other kinds of leave. Your employer must let you take Paid Prenatal Leave when you ask.
Get help
If your employer doesn't give you prenatal leave, doesn't pay you when you take leave, or punishes you for asking or using it:
- file a complaint (https://apps.labor.ny.gov/DOL_Complaint_Form/PreNatalLeave.faces) with the NYS Department of Labor
- call 888-52-LABOR (888-525-2267)
- email LSASK@labor.ny.gov
- visit a Labor Standards Division office (https://dol.ny.gov/location/contact-division-labor-standards)
See more
information about Prenatal Leave (https://www.ny.gov/programs/new-york-state-paid-prenatal-leave)
from NYSDOL.
If your employer doesn't give you prenatal leave, doesn't pay you when you take leave, or punishes you for asking or using it:
- file a complaint (https://apps.labor.ny.gov/DOL_Complaint_Form/PreNatalLeave.faces) with the NYS Department of Labor
- call 888-52-LABOR (888-525-2267)
- email LSASK@labor.ny.gov
- visit a Labor Standards Division office (https://dol.ny.gov/location/contact-division-labor-standards)
Source and last updated
- Source
- NYC Benefits Platform (kvhd-5fmu) View dataset
- Agency
- Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity
- Updated
- Source: May 15, 2025 · Synced August 18, 2026
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