{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-1411","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 1411","heading":"Contracted compensation payments","body":"§ 1411. Contracted compensation payments. 1. Except as otherwise\nprovided by law, the contracted compensation shall be paid to a\nfreelance worker either:\n  (a) on or before the date such compensation is due under the terms of\nthe contract; or\n  (b) if the contract does not specify when the hiring party must pay\nthe contracted compensation or the mechanism by which such date will be\ndetermined, no later than thirty days after the completion of the\nfreelance worker's services under the contract.\n  2. Once a freelance worker has commenced performance of the services\nunder the contract, the hiring party shall not require as a condition of\ntimely payment that the freelance worker accept less compensation than\nthe amount of the contracted compensation.","path":["General Business Law","Article 44-A. Freelance Isn't Free Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/1411","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"6ba65ea9331e6bd4ac4933878fd3f9f47059526584446623f31691ffe3285cd4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-1410","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-1412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}