Small Business: Paid sick-leave benefits, Newsday ft. Keith Gutstein

Keith Gutstein, partner and co-chair of KD’s Labor and Employment Law practice, is quoted in a Newsday Small Business article An excerpt of the article, published February 16, 2015, is available below.

“Often it trends to a particular industry,” explains Keith Gutstein, a partner at the law firm of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP in Woodbury.

For instance, law firms, accounting firms and manufacturers tend to offer some form of accrued benefit time, while it may be less prevalent in the hospitality, restaurant and food service industries, he notes.