THIS SURVEY IS CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED TO GUIDE OUTREACH FOR THE PAID SICK LEAVE DIVISION OF THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE SURVEY WILL NOT BE USED FOR ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.

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* 1. What type of business is this? (Choose all that apply)

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* 2. What industry is your business in?

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* 3. Do you have any industry association affiliations?

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* 4. In what language(s) do you primarily communicate with your employees? (Choose all that apply)

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* 5. How many employees does your business have?

(This is calculated by taking the average number of employees paid per week during the
previous calendar year.)

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* 6. How many of your employees are New York City employees?

A “New York City employee” is an employee who performs more than 80 hours of work in NYC within a calendar year. This includes employees who telecommute in NYC, who work in NYC on an occasional basis, temporary employees, and those who make pickups, deliveries, and sales calls in NYC.

Part 2: Employees

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* 7. For the rest of the questions in this survey, please report only for the employees that work in the City of New York.

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* 8. Are any of your New York employees covered by a union contract or Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)?

Part 3 - Benefits or Paid Sick Leave

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* 9. Which of the following benefits does your business offer to its employees? Check all that apply:

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* 10. How do you track your employee’s sick leave accrual? (Check all that apply)

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* 11. How do you track your employee’s sick leave usage? (Check all that apply)

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* 12. Have any of your employees used their sick leave since July 30th?

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* 13. Have you faced challenges in implementing the new Paid Sick Leave law?
Check all that apply:

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* 14. Have you requested or received training to understand your responsibilities as an employer under the Paid Sick Leave Law?

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* 15. How have you shared information about the Paid Sick Leave law with your employees? (Check all that apply)

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* 16. As an employer:

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I allow my employees to use leave to care for themselves or a family member
I pay employees when they use sick leave or another form of leave for health reasons
My policy is to front load leave at the beginning of each year so I don’t need a system for tracking accruals
My policy is to pay-out unused leave at the end of the year
I require an employee to provide a doctor’s note when he or she misses work for health reasons
All my employees who are eligible for sick leave in New York City got the Notice of Employee Rights

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* 17. Education of the Paid Sick Leave Law:

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I understand my responsibilities as an employer under the Paid Sick Leave Law
I employed an attorney or law firm to ensure that I was in compliance with the Paid Sick Leave Law
I got the information we needed from the City 311 service
I got the information we needed from the DCA website
I got the information we needed from a PSL outreach event
I got the information we needed from PSL materials
I am uncertain of what I am required to do to comply with the Paid Sick Leave Law as an employer in New York City

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* 18. Policies, Tools, Resources:

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
I have created or revised leave policies to comply with the Paid Sick Leave Law
I used some of the online tools that DCA provides on their website to help employers comply with the Paid Sick Leave Law
I got the information I needed from an industry association or business group

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* 19. What could DCA do to help you comply with the New York City Paid Sick Leave Law?

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* 20. How would you like DCA to provide you with products and services for and information about complying with the Paid Sick Leave Law?

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* 21. Any Additional Comments

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