This report summarizes key findings from the Office’s work implementing the Freelance Isn’t Free Act in its first year. This law gives freelance workers the legal right to written contracts, timely payment, and freedom from retaliation.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced Interrupting Violence At Home a citywide effort to address domestic violence through services, training, and intervention for abusive partners who are not involved in the criminal justice system.
The Important Updates for Workers palmcard is intended to provide updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage and to be used in conjunction with pre-printed materials with outdated information.
The Commission's Office of the Chair (OC) is responsible for issuing final Decisions and Orders after a trial and interim orders on issues that may arise before trial. These are the decisions for Calendar Year 2018.
The report identifies distinctive characteristics of the City Human Rights Law as enforced by the Commission, examines the common themes that emerged from the oral and written testimony, highlights policy recommendations to combat sexual harassment, and provides some best practices for employers.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“The Commission”) submits this Language
Access Policy and Implementation Plan pursuant to Local Law 30 of 2017. This document is
updated as of April 2018.
This report, using focus group and survey results, documents the experiences of New York City’s home-based paid care workers in their own words, offering a bottom-up perspective that is often lacking in public policy debates.
This report, using focus group and survey results, details the concerns of New York City’s home-based paid care workers whose voices are too often unheard or disregarded by policymakers or by the wider public.