When COVID-19 began to spread throughout the United States and led to mass shutdowns or adaptation to teleworking of many businesses, New York state implemented programs to guarantee workers job protection and financial compensation if they are required to miss work due to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation.

Further, New York state's programs also ensured that workers would receive job protection and financial compensation in the event that they are forced to miss work due to the quarantine or isolation of a minor dependent child or to take care of a family member who has contracted COVID-19.

However, the application of the benefits and number of days covered vary based on who has contracted COVID-19 or been subjected to the order of quarantine and other factors, including the size of the worker's employer and the employer's annual income.