{"id":1397,"date":"2020-03-04T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2024-02-26T05:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:11:24","slug":"la-ciudad-de-nueva-york-protege-a-los-contratistas-independientes-contra-la-discriminacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/blog\/2020\/03\/new-york-city-protects-independent-contractors-from-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"La ciudad de Nueva York protege a los contratistas independientes contra la discriminaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often write in this space about the sweeping anti-discrimination protections contained in the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/cchr\/law\/the-law.page#employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The law<\/a>\u00a0prohibits not only employment discrimination based on certain characteristics like age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender and others, but also bans harassment and retaliation against employees who assert rights under the law or otherwise cooperate in its enforcement.<\/p>\n<h2>New freelance rights<\/h2>\n<p>On Jan. 11, a sweeping expansion of these provisions took effect. Local Law 172, passed in 2019, amended the NYCHRL to extend all\u00a0<a role=\"link\" data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/discrimination\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">employee protections<\/a>\u00a0to \u201cfreelancers and independent contractors.\u201d Freelancers in New York City will now be able to file complaints with the city for employer violations of the NYCHRL\u2019s protections against discrimination, harassment and retaliation.<\/p>\n<h2>Protections for a huge sector of NYC workers<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Daily News quoted Caitlin Pearce, director of the Freelancers Union, as saying that there are 1.3 million freelancers in New York City \u2013 about one-third of the workforce. She explained the impetus for\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/cchr\/downloads\/pdf\/materials\/Independent_Contractor_One_Pager.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">this expansion of the law<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 that this high number of people have had no safe legal recourse for reporting discrimination and harassment in their professional and vocational activities.<\/p>\n<h2>Expanded accommodations<\/h2>\n<p>In addition, the law\u2019s expansion also places significant responsibilities on employers to provide reasonable accommodations to independent contractors and freelancers. The NYCHRL requires employers to reasonably accommodate \u201cneeds related to disabilities, pregnancy, lactation, religious observances, and status as victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking,\u201d writes the Commission on Human Rights in a release on the new law.<\/p>\n<p>That one-page information sheet clarifies that a covered freelancer or independent contractor is a person who does \u201cwork for an employer and [is] not an employee\u201d \u2013 regardless of what title the hiring entity gives the person or the professional relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Any freelancer with questions about how the law impacts their situation should seek advice from an attorney. 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