SHRM: Some New York City Hotels Must Pay Severance to Service Workers

Under a New York City law (Int. 2397-2021-A), hotels with at least 100 rooms must pay weekly severance of $500 per employee per week to laid-off employees for up to 30 weeks if their hotel either 1) experienced a mass layoff of 75 percent or more of their workforce employed as of March 1, 2020, during any 30-day period or 2) closed to the public on or after March 1, 2020, and has not yet (a) as of Oct. 11, 2021, recalled 25 percent or more of its employees employed as of March 1, 2020, and (b) reopened to the public by Nov. 1, 2021.

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