§ 1269-g. Requirements for certain authority contracts and related\nsubcontracts.
1.Any contractor or subcontractor subject to the posting\nrequirements of paragraph a of subdivision three-a of section two\nhundred twenty of the labor law with respect to a public works contract\nof the authority shall:\n (a) post information conforming to the provisions of subdivision two\nof this section in one or more conspicuous places at each major\nworkplace site where persons who perform work on the contract or\nsubcontract, including management, are most likely to see such postings;\nprovided that, this requirement may be satisfied by the displaying of\nsuch information with other notices that inform persons of rights under\nfederal or state laws or rules, human resource policies, or collective\
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§ 1269-g. Requirements for certain authority contracts and related\nsubcontracts. 1. Any contractor or subcontractor subject to the posting\nrequirements of paragraph a of subdivision three-a of section two\nhundred twenty of the labor law with respect to a public works contract\nof the authority shall:\n (a) post information conforming to the provisions of subdivision two\nof this section in one or more conspicuous places at each major\nworkplace site where persons who perform work on the contract or\nsubcontract, including management, are most likely to see such postings;\nprovided that, this requirement may be satisfied by the displaying of\nsuch information with other notices that inform persons of rights under\nfederal or state laws or rules, human resource policies, or collective\nbargaining agreements;\n (b) post information conforming to the provisions of subdivision two\nof this section on an internet and intranet website, if any, of that\nperson or business organization; provided that, this requirement may be\nsatisfied by providing on such website a conspicuous hyperlink to the\nauthority website maintained pursuant to subdivision three of this\nsection, which hyperlink shall be labeled "Protections for Reporting\nFraud in New York";\n (c) distribute information specified in subdivision two of this\nsection to those persons, including employees and managers, who perform\nwork on the contract; provided that, this requirement may be satisfied\nby distributing such information in an employee handbook or through a\nspecific electronic communication containing the information to a known\nelectronic mail address maintained by the person; and\n (d) comply with the provisions of this subdivision, and provide to the\nauthority satisfactory evidence of such compliance, within ninety days.\n 2. The disclosures required by subdivision one of this section shall:\n (a) provide the telephone numbers and addresses to report information\nof fraud or other illegal activity to the appropriate officers of the\ninspector general of the authority and the attorney-general of the\nstate;\n (b) describe in detail conduct prohibited by section one hundred\neighty-nine of the state finance law, and the role of that act in\npreventing and detecting fraud and abuse in work paid for by the\nauthority or with funds originating from the authority;\n (c) notify prospective qui tam plaintiffs on how to file a qui tam\naction, including the necessity to contact private counsel skilled in\nfiling such actions and of the potential for cash rewards in such\nactions based on the percentage of the funds recovered by the\ngovernment; and\n (d) describe prohibitions on employer retaliation against persons who\nfile or assist actions under article thirteen of the state finance law\n(the New York false claims act) pursuant to section one hundred\nninety-one of the state finance law, or who report illegal conduct that\nthreatens the health or safety of the public pursuant to section seven\nhundred forty of the labor law.\n 3. No later than forty-five days after the effective date of this\nsection, the authority shall establish and continuously maintain on its\npublic website and its intranet site a page that shall provide the\ninformation specified in subdivision two of this section, and that shall\nalso provide sample statements, displays and other materials suitable\nfor insertion in employee handbooks or posting at workplaces or on\nwebsites that would satisfy the disclosure requirements of this section.\n 4. On and after the effective date of this section, the authority\nshall not enter into any contract described in subdivision one of this\nsection that does not incorporate the terms of this section.\n 5. Material compliance by a covered person or business organization\nthat has contracted with the authority under a contract that\nincorporates the terms of this section shall be a material condition of\npayment for the provision of goods or services.\n 6. The authority is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as\nare necessary to effect the purposes of this section.\n