N.Y. Labor Law § 691: Statement of employee rights and employer obligations under state and federal law

§ 691. Statement of employee rights and employer obligations under

state and federal law. 1. Every licensed employment agency under the

jurisdiction of the commissioner and engaged in the job placement of

domestic workers or household employees shall provide to each applicant

for employment as a domestic worker or household employee and his or her

prospective employer, before job placement is arranged, a written

statement indicating the rights of such worker and employee and the

obligations of his or her employer under state and federal law. In the

event any such licensed employment agency maintains a website, the text

of such written statement shall also be provided on the agency's

website. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations detailing

what information should be included in such written statement. Such

rules and regulations shall require that such statement of rights and

obligations embody provisions of state and federal laws that pertain to

domestic workers or household employees, both in their capacity as

workers and employees in New York state and the United States and in

their capacity specifically as domestic workers or household employees

in New York state and the United States. Such statement of rights and

obligations shall include, but not be limited to, a general description

of employee rights and employer obligations pursuant to laws regarding

minimum wage, overtime and hours of work, record keeping, social

security payments, unemployment insurance coverage, disability insurance

coverage and workers' compensation. Every licensed employment agency

under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and to which this article

applies shall certify that the written statement required by this

subdivision conforms to rules and regulations promulgated by the

department and shall file a copy of such written statement with the

department.

2. Every employment agency engaged in the job placement of domestic

workers or household employees shall keep on file in its principal place

of business for a period of three years a statement, signed by the

employer of a domestic worker or household employee whom the employment

agency has placed with such employer, indicating that the employer has

read and understands the statement of rights and obligations he or she

received pursuant to subdivision one of this section.