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New laws geared to
help middle-class
Queens workers
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
The new year brought with it
several new laws that aim to
help Queens workers keep more
money in their pockets.
January marks the fi rst phase of
a tax reduction program that will
reduce personal income taxes for
middle-income workers, the minimum
wage will get a few dollars higher and
those who need time to care for a newborn
baby or a seriously ill relative
will now get more paid time off .
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo,
who has long championed the cause of
helping families that need paid time
off , said that he is pleased to see his
eff orts making a diff erence.
“I am glad my colleagues and I took
steps on the state level to help people
keep a little more money in their pockets
and balance important work and
family responsibilities,” Addabbo said.
“We may have a tough economic year
coming up, but I will continue to push
for policies that help New Yorkers
manage their personal fi nances and
care for their loved ones.”
The new Paid Family Leave (PFL)
program will now allow workers
to take eight weeks of paid leave
from their jobs at 50 percent of their
weekly wages. Funded through small
employee payroll deductions, the
PFL program will grow to provide 12
weeks of job-protected paid leave at
67 percent of a workers weekly wages
when it is fully phased in by 2021.
The start of 2018 also marks another
step toward higher pay. The state minimum
wage increased from $11 to $13
per hour for New York City workers at
companies with 10 or more employees.
Those who work at small businesses
with less than 10 employees saw their
minimum rate increase from $10.50
to $12 per hour. By 2019, the minimum
wage for all New York City workers
will be $15 per hour.
