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| Paid Vacations to Be Required for Private Sector Workers, Mayor Says | Paid Vacations to Be Required for Private Sector Workers, Mayor Says |
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| Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged on Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require private employers in New York City to provide at least two weeks of paid vacation to all employees. The proposal, if passed by the City Council, would make New York the first city in the country with such a law. | Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged on Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require private employers in New York City to provide at least two weeks of paid vacation to all employees. The proposal, if passed by the City Council, would make New York the first city in the country with such a law. |
| The proposal comes a day after Mr. de Blasio announced a $100 million plan to expand health care to the uninsured, including undocumented immigrants, a move that immediately set up a contrast with Republican leadership in Washington. | The proposal comes a day after Mr. de Blasio announced a $100 million plan to expand health care to the uninsured, including undocumented immigrants, a move that immediately set up a contrast with Republican leadership in Washington. |
| Mr. de Blasio appeared eager to billboard that contrast with both announcements, leading to immediate speculation among political consultants in New York City that his larger aim leading up to his State of the City address on Thursday is to thrust his name back into the national conversation as a leader of progressive Democratic principles. | Mr. de Blasio appeared eager to billboard that contrast with both announcements, leading to immediate speculation among political consultants in New York City that his larger aim leading up to his State of the City address on Thursday is to thrust his name back into the national conversation as a leader of progressive Democratic principles. |
| He revealed the health care plan in a national television interview on MSNBC; he announced the paid vacation plan, which could benefit about half a million workers who currently go without paid time off, according to city officials, in The Washington Post. | He revealed the health care plan in a national television interview on MSNBC; he announced the paid vacation plan, which could benefit about half a million workers who currently go without paid time off, according to city officials, in The Washington Post. |
| But while the promise on health care largely amounted to improving customer service for coverage that has existed for decades, the paid-vacation measure would be genuinely new. No state or city in the United States has such a requirement, according to City Hall, though Puerto Rico does guarantee paid time off. | But while the promise on health care largely amounted to improving customer service for coverage that has existed for decades, the paid-vacation measure would be genuinely new. No state or city in the United States has such a requirement, according to City Hall, though Puerto Rico does guarantee paid time off. |
| The bill, as described by City Hall officials who did not share its text, would be modeled on the city’s paid sick law and would likely apply to the same pool of roughly 3.4 million working New Yorkers. Businesses with fewer than five employees would be exempt. | The bill, as described by City Hall officials who did not share its text, would be modeled on the city’s paid sick law and would likely apply to the same pool of roughly 3.4 million working New Yorkers. Businesses with fewer than five employees would be exempt. |
| Using data from the census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the city estimated that the law would affect some 500,000 workers, mostly in non-unionized hotels, retail and big-box stores. Most white-collar workers already get some form of paid vacation, and unionized workers usually receive it as part of their contract. | Using data from the census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the city estimated that the law would affect some 500,000 workers, mostly in non-unionized hotels, retail and big-box stores. Most white-collar workers already get some form of paid vacation, and unionized workers usually receive it as part of their contract. |
| City Hall officials said they discussed the measure with economists but did not broach the proposal with business leaders. Reaction was swift. | City Hall officials said they discussed the measure with economists but did not broach the proposal with business leaders. Reaction was swift. |
| “The New York business community got no heads up on this ‘national first’ announcement, so apparently we are not the audience being addressed, although local entrepreneurs will certainly be the victims,” said Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership for New York City, an influential business group. “Employers in New York are competing for talent and doing whatever they can to keep good workers. They don’t need the mayor dictating what constitutes good behavior.” | “The New York business community got no heads up on this ‘national first’ announcement, so apparently we are not the audience being addressed, although local entrepreneurs will certainly be the victims,” said Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership for New York City, an influential business group. “Employers in New York are competing for talent and doing whatever they can to keep good workers. They don’t need the mayor dictating what constitutes good behavior.” |
| It was not clear whether the measure would find resistance at the Democrat-dominated City Council. Its speaker, Corey Johnson, has been an enthusiastic backer of progressive policies, including half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers. | It was not clear whether the measure would find resistance at the Democrat-dominated City Council. Its speaker, Corey Johnson, has been an enthusiastic backer of progressive policies, including half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers. |
| The mayor did not consult with the Council as he shaped his plan, according to one person familiar with the discussion; he called Mr. Johnson on Tuesday evening to tell him he would be making it. | The mayor did not consult with the Council as he shaped his plan, according to one person familiar with the discussion; he called Mr. Johnson on Tuesday evening to tell him he would be making it. |