New York City has released a “Know Your Rights at Work” poster, which NYC employers must begin distributing to employees by July 1, 2024. The City has also published its “Workers’ Bill of Rights” website.
The details
Background
New York City’s bill (Int. 569-B) requires that employers publish information about the rights and protections under federal, state and local laws that apply to the City’s employees, candidates, or independent contractors.
Required posting
Under Int. 569-B, private employers in New York must:
- Post the rights at work information at the employer’s place of business in an area accessible and visible to its employees; and
- Make the rights at work information available online or on a mobile application (if an employer regularly uses these methods to communicate with its employees).
Note: This information must be provided in English and any primary language spoken by at least 5% of employees (if made available by the City).
Enforcement
An employer that is found to have violated a provision of the law for the second time may face penalties.
Worker Rights Website
The City has published a Worker Rights website that contains information on multiple labor topics, such as:
- The required poster
- The Workers’ Bill of Rights
- Paid safe and sick leave laws
- Workplace protections for fast food, retail, freelance, delivery, paid care, grocery, building service, temporary construction, and utility workers.
- Additional workplace laws (living wage, minimum wage, commuter benefits, temporary schedule change)
- Workplace complaints
See the Worker Rights website for further details.
Next step
- Review the Worker Rights website to help ensure alignment with workplace policies and practices and the laws protecting employees’ rights at work.
- Post and distribute the required poster by July 1, 2024.