N.Y. General Business Law § 1411: Contracted compensation payments

§ 1411. Contracted compensation payments. 1. Except as otherwise

provided by law, the contracted compensation shall be paid to a

freelance worker either:

(a) on or before the date such compensation is due under the terms of

the contract; or

(b) if the contract does not specify when the hiring party must pay

the contracted compensation or the mechanism by which such date will be

determined, no later than thirty days after the completion of the

freelance worker's services under the contract.

2. Once a freelance worker has commenced performance of the services

under the contract, the hiring party shall not require as a condition of

timely payment that the freelance worker accept less compensation than

the amount of the contracted compensation.