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title: "Understanding Your NYC ESSTA Balance"
slug: "understanding-your-nyc-essta-balance"
updated: 2026-04-30T19:33:25Z
published: 2026-04-30T19:33:25Z
canonical: "help.wrapbook.com/understanding-your-nyc-essta-balance"
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# Understanding Your NYC ESSTA Balance

## Overview

If you work in New York City, you may be entitled to safe and sick leave under the [NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA)](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/paid-sick-leave-law.page). Effective February 22, 2026, ESSTA was amended to require eligible employers to provide an additional 32 hours of unpaid, front-loaded safe and sick leave annually. Wrapbook surfaces your ESSTA unpaid leave balance directly on your paystub each pay period to keep you informed and ensure compliance with the law.

## Who this applies to

You will see an ESSTA section on your paystub if both of the following are true:

- You have an active New York City work location on the project this paystub is for
- Your [paid sick leave is being tracked in Wrapbook](/v1/docs/how-to-track-your-paid-sick-leave) for the project

This applies to union and non-union workers equally.

## How to find your ESSTA balance on your paystub

Your **available** balance is calculated as of the date your paystub is issued. To find this information on your paystub:

1. Log in to your Wrapbook account at [app.wrapbook.com](http://app.wrapbook.com)
2. In the left-side navigation, click **Payments**
3. On your *Payments* dashboard, click the **Paystub** button next to the payment

The **NYC Protected Time Off (Unpaid)** section includes three rows and two columns:

| **NYC Protected Time Off (Unpaid)** | **Used** | **Available** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **This year / current** | Hours used so far this year | Your current available balance |
| **This period** | Hours used this pay period |  |
| **All-time** | Total hours used since tracking began |  |

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*Example of the NYC Protected Time Off (Unpaid) section of a paystub*