There is no specific law requiring notice to your employer if you choose to quit or leave your job. New York is an "at-will employment" state.Wait until your new job is fully secured and you have an agreed upon start date, then see how much time you want off before that start date. Since there is no New York state law two weeks notice requirement, employers do not have to guarantee employment to their workers. A formal twoweek notice letter should be brief, professional and informative. In short, it should include the following: No. The law doesn't require two weeks notice. That's one of the benefits of at-will employment. In some cases, providing an employer a one week notice before resigning is ample warning, while in other positions two week's notice is standard. "Two weeks' notice" refers to when an employee notifies their boss at least two weeks in advance that they will be resigning from their job.