NEW YORK – On Wednesday, the Office of the Ombudsman for Immigration Affairs (MOIA) and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a roundtable with immigrant media in honor of May Day to discuss The newly expanded Workers’ Bill of Rights, a comprehensive, multilingual guide to workplace rights in New York City.
This new version of the Workers’ Bill of Rights summarizes additional municipal laws and now also includes state and federal laws that protect workers and job seekers in New York City, regardless of their immigration status.
Know your rights at work
View the complete Workers’ Bill of Rights, a comprehensive guide to workplace rights in New York City here.
Local Law 161 of 2023 requires New York City employers to provide their employees with information about their rights at work.
- Employers must post the multilingual poster “Know your rights at work” in all New York City workplaces, where employees can easily see it.
- Employers must provide a copy of the poster to all employees by July 1, 2024. After July 1, employers must provide a copy of the poster to new employees on or before their first day of work.
- Employers must provide the poster on any online platform used to communicate with their employees, such as an intranet or company app.
Frequently Asked Questions About Deferred Action Related to Work
Deferral action is when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses its discretion in immigration matters and grants a non-citizen worker temporary protection from removal for a period of time, usually up to two years. If an employee submits a request, DCWP may submit a letter (or Statement of Interest) in support of a deferred action request when an employee is covered by a DCWP work investigation or enforcement action. Read the FAQs on work-related deferred action.
For more information about rights at work, see them here in Spanish.
2024-05-01 22:36:26
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