New York Labor Law Poster

Discrimination (June 2024)

“Citizenship or immigration status” was added to the list of prohibited discriminatory bases. Text stating that only employers with 4 or more employees are covered under the law until February of 2020 was removed. The definition of education institutions was expanded to include for-profit colleges, universities, and private career schools. And the section about complaint-filing was updated to state that complaints must be filed within 1 year of the discriminatory act if the act occurred before February 15th, 2024.

The notice has bilingual text, in English and Spanish.

Equal Pay (June 2024)

The addresses to the New York City District and Buffalo District Offices were changed. The notice is available in English. **While the state has modified this notice, we have determined that this change will not impact the compliance of our previous poster version.

New York Mandatory Posting Requirements

New York employers must follow both federal and state labor law posting requirements. Below, we’ve summarized these requirements and offered a short explanation of the state-specific workplace posters.

Federal Posting Requirements for New York

New York employers are required to post the following federal labor law posters:

• Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal*
• Federal Minimum Wage Poster*
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster*
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Job Safety and Health Poster*
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act Poster*
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Poster

New York-Specific Labor Law Posters

In addition to the federal labor law posters listed above, New York employers are also required to post the following mandatory state labor law posters. They must be displayed in a conspicuous and accessible place. Businesses that fail to post these notifications may be subject to penalties or fines.

• *New York Minimum Wage Poster: New York employers must post this labor law poster, titled Attention Miscellaneous Industry Employees, which describes employees’ rights to be paid the minimum wage and overtime pay. Currently, the minimum wage for employers in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County is $16.00 per hour. For the rest of the state, the minimum wage is $15.00 an hour as of January 1, 2024. The poster also describes requirements for tipped workers and explains the types of pay that employees may be entitled to under New York law.
• *New York Discrimination Notice: The New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, creed, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, citizenship or immifration status, disability, and marital status. As of February 8, 2020, all employers are covered by this law; previously, it was limited to employers with four or more employees. The poster explains this law and specifies that the law also prohibits discrimination based on religious practices, hairstyles associated with race, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics, familial status, pregnancy-related conditions, and domestic violence victim status. The law also extends to domestic workers, interns, and nonemployees, such as temporary or contract workers. The poster contains several other provisions and includes a Spanish translation.
• New York Correction Law Poster: Employers must post a copy of Article 23-A of the correction law relating to the employment of people with a criminal conviction. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants with a conviction unless there is a direct relationship between the criminal offense and the employment sought or unless the employment might post an unreasonable risk to individuals, the public, or property.
• New York Time Off to Vote Poster: This poster notifies New York employees that they may take up to 3 hours off from work to vote without loss of pay. The poster must be displayed at least 10 days before any election day.
• New York Prohibited Retaliatory Action by Employers Poster: This poster outlines the New York Labor Law § 740 which generally prohibits retaliation against any employee who discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or a public body. An unlawful activity, policy, or practice that creates and presents a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety, or which constitutes health care fraud.
• New York Fringe Benefits and Hours: New York employers must post their policy on vacation, sick leave, personal leave, holidays, and hours. Instead of posting this information, employers have the option to provide this information in writing to every employee.
• New York Equal Pay Law: This poster clarifies that employers cannot pay employees differently based on their sex.
• New York Blood Donation Leave: This poster notifies employees that they are entitled to time off to donate blood: up to three hours per year at an off-premises location or twice per year at their place of employment.
• New York No Smoking Policy: Under the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act, New York employers must post “No Smoking” signs or the international “No Smoking” symbol in every place where the act restricts or prohibits smoking.
• New York Guidelines Regarding the Rights of Nursing Mothers to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace: New York employers must share information about the right of mothers to express breast milk after the birth of their child: they may post it, provide notice to individual employees, or publish the information in an employee handbook.
• New York Employment of Minors: Employers must create and post a work schedule for all minors that sets forth their hours of work.
• New York Safety and Health (Right to Know): Employers are required to inform employees of the hazards at a worksite.
• New York Veteran Benefits and Services: Effective January 1, 2023, public and private employers with 50 or more full-time employees are required to post the notice in a conspicuous location in the workplace.

The following notices are not on our poster but are required for employers to provide.

• New York Unemployment Insurance Notice to Employees: All New York employers registered with the New York State Unemployment Insurance Division are required to post this notice. The notice explains that the employer is covered, provides the employer’s registration number, and describes how employees may file an application for unemployment insurance.
• New York Workers’ Compensation and Disability Benefits: The employer’s insurance carrier provides these posters. The workers’ compensation notice is white, and the disabilities notice is blue.
• New York Electronic Monitoring: Employers involved in electronic monitoring must provide written notice upon hiring to employees subject to electronic monitoring.
• New York Sexual Harassment Hotline: Employers are required to provide information regarding the Sexual Harassment Hotline to employees.
• New York Paid Family Leave: Employers must obtain notice from insurance carrier.
• New York Discrimination Against Engagement in Certain Activities (Captive Audience): As of September 6, 2023, New York Labor Law Section 201-d has been amended to ban “captive audience” meetings. Employers must post a notice of employee rights under this law in a conspicuous location in the workplace. Employers can download the notice from the Free Specialty Posters page on our website at the following address: https://www.postercompliance.com/labor-law-posters/free-specialty-labor-law-posters. 

Note that employers in various industries and public employers may have additional labor law posting requirements. Localities in New York may also have other required posters. 

NOTE: Spanish posters may not include all notices published on the English poster and may vary from our standard 18″w x 24″h size since some states do not issue all notices in Spanish.

Employment posters must be posted in a conspicuous location.

Minimum Wage – Jan 2024
Fringe Benefits – Jan 2024
Expression of Breast Milk – Jan 2024
Posting of Hours for Minors – Jan 2024
Blood Donation Leave – Jan 2024
Veteran Benefits and Services – Aug 2023
Expression of Breast Milk – Aug 2023
Minimum Wage – Jan 2023
Veteran Benefits and Services – Jan 2023
Minimum Wage – Feb 2022
Prohibited Retaliatory Action by Employers – Feb 2022
Minimum Wage – Jan 2021
Time Off to Vote – May 2020
Discrimination – Jan 2020
Minimum Wage – Dec 2019
Time Off to Vote – Apr 2019
Minimum Wage – Jan 2019
Discrimination – Jan 2019
Minimum Wage – Jan 2018
Minimum Wage – Jan 2014
Discrimination – Jan 2014
Correction Law – Jan 2014
Time Off to Vote – Jan 2014
Workers’ Compensation – Jan 2014
Unemployment – Jan 2014
Smoking Sign – Jan 2014