New York § 1037 Duties of clients

New York Statutes

§ 1037 — Duties of clients

New York § 1037

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Art. 36New York State Fashion Workers Act

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N.Y. Labor § 1037 (2026).

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  § 1037. Duties of clients. A client shall:\n  1. compensate models at an hourly rate at least fifty percent higher\nthan the contracted hourly rate for any employment, engagement,\nentertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight hours in any\ntwenty-four hour period;\n  2. provide at least one thirty minute meal break for any employment,\nengagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight\nhours in any twenty-four hour period;\n  3. only offer an employment or engagement to a model that does not\npose an unreasonable risk of danger to the model. An unreasonable risk\nof danger shall include, but not be limited to, failure to establish and\ncommunicate a company policy that equals or exceeds the minimum\nstandards provided for by existing law that addresse

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§ 1037. Duties of clients. A client shall:\n 1. compensate models at an hourly rate at least fifty percent higher\nthan the contracted hourly rate for any employment, engagement,\nentertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight hours in any\ntwenty-four hour period;\n 2. provide at least one thirty minute meal break for any employment,\nengagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight\nhours in any twenty-four hour period;\n 3. only offer an employment or engagement to a model that does not\npose an unreasonable risk of danger to the model. An unreasonable risk\nof danger shall include, but not be limited to, failure to establish and\ncommunicate a company policy that equals or exceeds the minimum\nstandards provided for by existing law that addresses abuse, harassment,\nor any other form of inappropriate behavior;\n 4. ensure that any employment, engagement, entertainment, exhibition\nor performance which requires nudity or other sexually explicit material\nshall comply with the requirements of subdivision three of section\nfifty-two-c of the civil rights law, as added by chapter three hundred\nfour of the laws of two thousand twenty;\n 5. allow the model to be accompanied by their agent, manager,\nchaperone, or other representative to any employment, engagement,\nentertainment, exhibition or performance;\n 6. provide liability insurance to cover and safeguard the health and\nsafety of models; and\n 7. obtain clear and conspicuous prior written consent from the model\nfor any creation or use of a model's digital replica, detailing the\nscope, purpose, rate of pay, and duration of such use.\n