Kayla concentrates her practice on advising clients on the numerous federal, state, and local employment laws that apply to employers in different industries. She represents clients in all types of employment-related litigation and ADR proceedings, and helps them ensure compliance with complex employee benefit requirements as well as laws and regulations covering deferred and equity-based compensation and health, retirement, and other fringe benefits.
Kayla has experience conducting fact discovery, including drafting deposition outlines and preparing deponents, and she has led all stages of e-discovery, from ESI searches, collection, and review, to negotiating ESI protocols.
Kayla earned her JD from Harvard Law School. Prior to law school, she earned a BS in public health from the University of Washington.
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NYC Sick Leave Law Amendments Prompt New Employer Obligations
July 30, 2025 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Kayla Lucia
Recent amendments to New York City’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA) went into effect this month. Consistent with recent amendments to New York State law (which we discussed here and here), the City’s amended leave law now explicitly requires NYC employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid prenatal leave for eligible employees within a 52-week period and seeks to integrate related paid prenatal leave obligations into the existing ESSTA compliance framework for safe/sick time. The amendments also clarify the available penalties, remedies, and enforcement mechanisms for violations of the paid prenatal leave requirements.
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