N.Y. Labor Law § 695-g: Legal effect

§ 695-g. Legal effect. Nothing herein shall:

1. Permit child care providers collectively the right to engage in a

strike or to take work action to secure any right or privilege from the

state or its agencies;

2. Render a child care provider a state officer or employee or in any

way imply an employee-employer relationship with the state or its

subdivisions, including but not limited to a public retirement system,

public health insurance program, unemployment insurance, workers

compensation, disability coverage, New York civil service law or

indemnification under the public officers law;

3. Alter any current regulations, policies or procedures for health,

safety, discipline inspection or enforcement applicable to child care

providers or programs unless agreed to and enacted;

4. Interfere with the existing relationship between consumers and

child care providers including existing rights of parents or guardians

to change or terminate a provider's service;

5. Interfere with any ability of child care providers or child care

provider representatives to meet or correspond with any state agency

with regard to any matter of relevance; and

6. Create any contractual right or obligations.