On November 2, 2023, the New York Metropolis Council handed a invoice[1] requiring the New York Metropolis Division of Shopper and Employee Safety (“DCWP”), in coordination with the Mayor’s Workplace of Immigrant Affairs (“MOIA”), the New York Metropolis Fee on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”), and neighborhood and labor organizations, to create and publish a staff’ invoice of rights.
After months of anticipation, the Employees’ Invoice of Rights went dwell on the DCWP web site in March 2024, and supplies a complete abstract of the rights of staff, candidates, and unbiased contractors in New York Metropolis. It additionally affords details about New York Metropolis and State legal guidelines, in addition to related federal legal guidelines.
The regulation additionally comprises a requirement that employers present info to staff concerning the Employees’ Invoice of Rights. To assist employers in doing so, in April 2024 the DCWP launched the “Know Your Rights” poster. This multilingual poster supplies a QR code directing staff to the DCWP’s webpage for the Employees’ Invoice of Rights.
To adjust to the necessities of the regulation, starting July 1, 2024, employers should:
- Present the poster to each present worker;
- Present the poster to new staff earlier than they start work; and
- “Conspicuously submit” the poster within the office.
Along with the standard posting of laborious copy posters, for employers with inside web sites, apps, or different digital technique of speaking usually with staff, the poster have to be posted to or distributed via these means as nicely.
The regulation penalizes employers for violations of the posting and see requirement. For every violation, employers will face a $500 civil penalty. For first time violations, employers will probably be given 30 days to treatment the violation with out dealing with a penalty.
Firms with operations in New York Metropolis ought to put together to submit and supply the poster to staff upfront of the July 1, 2024, compliance date. Employers with questions regarding this regulation or different poster necessities ought to seek the advice of with skilled employment counsel.
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[1] The invoice turned regulation on December 4, 2023, when Mayor Eric Adams returned it to the Metropolis Council unsigned, and was subsequently codified as Native Regulation No. 161 of 2023.