2016 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 25-C - (Labor) THE NEW YORK STATE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY FAIR PLAY ACT
862-C - Notice to persons receiving remuneration from commercial goods transportation contractors and commercial goods transportation subcontractors.

  862-c.  Notice  to  persons  receiving remuneration from commercial
  goods transportation contractors  and  commercial  goods  transportation
  subcontractors.  1.  Every  commercial  goods  transportation contractor
  shall post in a  prominent  and  accessible  place  on  the  site  where
  commercial   goods   transportation  activity  is  conducted  a  legible
  statement,  provided   by   the   commissioner,   that   describes   the
  responsibility of independent contractors to pay taxes required by state
  and  federal  law,  the  rights  of  employees to workers' compensation,
  unemployment benefits, minimum wage,  overtime  and  other  federal  and
  state workplace protections, and the protections against retaliation and
  the  penalties  in  this  article  if  the  contractor fails to properly
  classify an individual as an employee. This notice  shall  also  contain
  contact  information  for individuals to file complaints or inquire with
  the  commissioner   about   employment   classification   status.   This
  information  shall  be  provided  in English, Spanish or other languages
  required by the commissioner.
2. Within thirty days of the  effective  date  of  this  article,  the
  commissioner  shall  create  the  notice described in subdivision one of
  this section and  post  the  notice  on  the  department's  website  for
  downloading by commercial goods transportation contractors.
3.  Commercial  goods  transportation  contractors  who  violate  this
  section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one  thousand  five
  hundred  dollars  for a first violation, and up to five thousand dollars
  for a subsequent violation within a five year period.