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New York City has enacted a law requiring all employers to provide their employees with a Worker’s Bill of Rights beginning on July 1, 2024. Employers will have to post and distribute it to all employees, regardless of immigration status. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Production, in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and various other community and labor organizations, is responsible for publishing the Workers’ Bill of Rights.
What information will the Workers’ Bill of Rights contain?
The Workers’ Bill of Rights will:
- Identify federal, state, and local labor laws that provide protections to employees and independent contractors;
- Provide information about employees’ rights to form a union; and
- Explain that these rights apply regardless of immigration status.
A final draft of the Workers’ Bill of Rights will be available from the City no later than March 1, 2024.
What are employers’ obligations?
By July 1, 2024, employers must:
- Provide a copy of the Bill of Rights to each of their current employees.
- Post the Bill of Rights in an area of the worksite that is both accessible and visible to employees.
- Post the Bill of Rights on their website or mobile application if that is how it regularly communicates with employees.
Thereafter, covered employers will need to distribute the Bill of Rights to new hires on their first day of work.
The Bill of Rights will need to be provided in English and the employee’s primary language, provided the City has published it in the applicable language.
Failure to comply with the requirements of the new law, including providing or posting the required Bill of Rights, will result in a $500 civil penalty. First time violators will be provided with an opportunity to cure.
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