This publication provides an overview for workers about the general and industry-specific requirements employers must follow during phase 3 of Reopening NYC
The NYCEM Hurricane Evacuation Zone Map can be used to help New Yorkers find out if they live in an evacuation zone, to locate the nearest evacuation center and to learn what to do before a storm.
Bronx Community Board 10's submission is to comply with the Agency Privacy Information Law. Please review our submission for any questions to the agency.
Brooklyn Community Board 9's Identifying Information Law Report. The Identifying Law requires City Agencies to submit biennial related to their collection, disclosure and retention of identifying information.
The guide offers advice on topics such as: signing a commercial lease, navigating government, and understanding the rights of immigrant New Yorkers. The guide is part of the City’s Immigrant Business Initiative, launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014 to support immigrant entrepreneurs.
This guide includes mental health resources and
information that can help people with justice
involvement, people with loved ones who are
or were recently incarcerated, and caregivers of
children with incarcerated parents find mental
health support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scammers often take advantage of vulnerable people during times of crisis and distress. It is important that you be aware of any potential scams in order to protect yourself and your money. This publication describes common COVID-19-related scams and tips to stay safe.
Provides information to passengers on TLC Upfront Payment Policy which allows local car services to request payment from passengers before a trip begins and the rules car service companies must follow if they choose to implement an Upfront Payment Policy.
Consumers may request at any time that a debt collector stop communicating with them permanently about a debt or alleged debt. If you are facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, you can request that debt collection agencies stop contacting you temporarily about the debt.
As of Sept 5, 2023, chain businesses that place trash out for collection must use lidded containers. Lock up the trash to keep rats away. This applies to any business with five or more NYC locations, regardless of what is sold. This follows earlier regulations for food-related businesses.
To help families during COVID, the U.S. government made changes to the Child Tax Credit. Families can get half of the fully refundable credit—worth up to $3,600 per child—as monthly payments in 2021 and the other half as a refund in 2022.
Women face unique challenges in the workplace and marketplace. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection created these tips to educate women about ways to protect themselves and where to turn for help.
Women face unique challenges in the workplace and marketplace.
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection created these tips to educate
women about ways to protect themselves and where to turn for help.
CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT. Criminal history can’t be part of the hiring process until after a job offer. That means you get a fair chance, and employers get to consider more candidates.
CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT. When employers consider qualifications first, more New Yorkers go to work. That makes businesses strong and powers our economy.
Language Access Implementation Plan is the Department of Design & Construction (DDC) incorporating language principles in the development of essential documents proceeding with the translation process. DDC understands the importance of effective communication the agency and the city we serve.
All New Yorkers deserve to have equal access to housing, employment, and public places. Our factsheets give a snapshot of rights and responsibilities under the NYC Human Rights Law.
Highlights how NYC Human Rights Law protects New Yorkers from discriminatory harassment, which includes threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, or violence that interferes with a person’s civil or constitutional rights & is motivated in part by that person’s actual or perceived protected status
All New Yorkers deserve to have equal access to housing, employment, and public places. Our factsheets give a snapshot of rights and responsibilities under the NYC Human Rights Law.
Employers: What You Need to Know About Social Security Administration No-Match Letters. Taking an adverse action against an employee due to a discrepancy, such as putting an employee on leave or terminating employment, could violate the NYC Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
The Street Harassment Resource Guide, 'End Street Harassment,' is an accessible, practical, comprehensive document that contains important information for New Yorkers on how they can prevent and respond to street harassment.
Executive Order 16 requires all City agencies to ensure that City employees and members of the public have access to single-sex facilities consistent with their gender identity or expression without being required to show identification.
Fair Chance Act makes it illegal for most employers in NYC to ask about criminal record of job aplicants in ads, on applications, or in interviews-before making an offer.
Many New Yorkers are feeling stressed, anxious, and sad right now. Mental health support – whether that means staying connected to your loved ones, downloading a helpful app, or having a video session with a counselor – can help.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there were already profound mental health inequities in New York City. Communities of color experienced a higher incidence of
mental health needs yet were less likely to be connected to care. Five ways in which the pandemic is exacerbating these inequities.
Nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. reported feeling lonely some or all of the time. Loneliness and social isolation can have a range of negative effects, including worsening symptoms of symptoms of depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses.
A flyer to warn businesses that price gouging for any personal or household good
or any service that is needed to prevent or limit the spread of or treat the new coronavirus
(COVID-19) is illegal.
A flyer to warn consumers about illegal price gouging for any personal or household good or any service that is needed to prevent or limit the spread of or treat the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
Provides information to perspective passengers on how they can identify Cabs that are operating illegally. Passengers are also informed of their rights and the rights of their Driver during the trip.
If you work in NYC, you have rights regardless of immigration status, national origin, or country of origin.
In addition to the languages checked off, it's also available in Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Vietnamese, and Punjabi.
DCWP is accepting in-person visits from customers with appointments only at our Manhattan and Queens locations. You must schedule an appointment to meet with a DCWP representative. For health and safety reasons, DCWP cannot serve walk-ins.
Brokers, real estate agents, and owners cannot treat current or prospective tenants differently or refuse to rent to them because they receive subsidies or vouchers. This FAQ factsheet will help brokers meet your obligations as a real estate agent.
"Five Things You Need to Know" - Lawful Source of Income Factsheet for Tenants. The NYC Commission on Human Rights protects you from lawful source of income discrimination in housing.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
This is a compilation of localized emergency preparedness materials for communities at risk during coastal storms and hurricanes which may be located within New York City's six hurricane evacuation zones. For current evacuation zones and centers, visit nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.
Campaign to remind employers and workers in NYC on the rate schedule for minimum wages. DCWP visited businesses in all five boroughs to educate businesses about the upcoming increase in the state minimum wage.
NEW YORKERS ARE MORE THAN THEIR CREDIT SCORES. NYC passed the nation’s strongest ban on employment credit checks. Let’s grow New York businesses and workforces with fairness and equal opportunity for all.
This guide offers general tips for residents on how to prepare for a hurricane with a home survival kit and what to do and where to go if an evacuation order is issued.
This guide offers general tips on how to prepare for any emergency, instructions on how to develop a hurricane disaster plan and secure your home before a storm and a map of New York City hurricane evacuation zones.
This Ready New York workbook and hurricane guide will help New Yorkers create an emergency plan. It guides users through establishing a support network, capturing vital health information, evacuation planning, gathering emergency supplies and includes a map of NYC hurricane evacuation zones.
This Ready New York workbook will help New Yorkers, especially those with disabilities and access and functional needs, create an emergency plan. It guides users through establishing a support network, capturing vital health information, evacuation planning and gathering emergency supplies.
The Ready New York My Emergency Plan workbook is designed to help New Yorkers create an emergency plan. The workbook guides users through establishing a support network, capturing important health information, evacuation planning, and gathering emergency supplies.
This workbook is designed to help New Yorkers create an emergency plan and guides users through establishing a support network, capturing vital health information, evacuation planning and gathering emergency supplies. The Ready New York: Hurricanes and NYC guide is now included in this workbook.
This Ready New York workbook will help New Yorkers, especially those with disabilities and access and functional needs, create an emergency plan. It guides users through establishing a support network, capturing vital health information, evacuation planning and gathering emergency supplies.
This Ready New York storybook for students leads young readers through a series of actions and allows them to pick what they would do to prepare for and respond to an emergency.
Scammers often take advantage of vulnerable people during times of crisis and distress. It is important that you be aware of any potential scams in order to protect yourself and your money. This publication describes common COVID-19-related scams and tips to stay safe.
Commitment card for volunteers to sign up to join their Neighborhood Organizing Census Committee(NOCC) . NOCC helped provide an organizational structure for local volunteers to do their own direct outreach to their friends, families, and neighbors, with support from NYC Census 2020.
This publication provides an overview for workers about the general and industry-specific requirements employers must follow during phase 1 of Reopening NYC.
This publication provides an overview for workers about the general and industry-specific requirements employers must follow during phase 2 of Reopening NYC.
DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced a new contract agreement with the Teacher's Union to provide paid parental leave for all public school teachers.
Protections Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression: 5 Things You Should Know About Protections Based on Actual or Perceived LGBTQ Status