Should You Get Sick Leave For Pet Care?

For many, their pets are like their children, but when an animal gets sick, their human parent often doesn't have the luxury of taking time off from work to care for them. In New York City, an amendment to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act could give pet owners the right to use sick leave to care for their service or companion animals. Should it be approved, the law would be effective 120 days later. If this passes, the law would expand family and personal leave in an unprecedented manner.