N.Y. Lab. Law § 1050
Definitions
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Current — June 29, 2026
As of January 1, 2026
§ 1050. Definitions. For purposes of this article:\n 1. "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association,\ncorporation, limited liability company, trust, government or government\nsubdivision, or any organized group that hires or contracts with a\nworker to work for the employer. For the purposes of this article, this\nterm shall also include any subsidiary of an employer and any\nindividual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability\ncompany, trust, government or government subdivision, or any organized\ngroup associated with an employer that provides training to workers.\n 2. "Worker" means an individual who is permitted to work for or on\nbehalf of an employer. The term "worker" includes an employee,\nindependent contractor, extern, intern, volunteer, apprentice, sole\nproprietor who provides a service or services to an employer or to a\nclient or customer of an employer on behalf of such employer, and an\nindividual who provides service through a business or nonprofit entity\nor association. "Worker" does not include an individual, even if the\nindividual performs incidental service for the employer, whose sole\nrelationship with the employer is as a vendor of goods.\n 3. "Employment promissory note" means any instrument, agreement, or\ncontract provision that requires a worker to pay the employer, or the\nemployer's agent or assignee, a sum of money if the worker leaves such\nemployment before the passage of a stated period of time. "Employment\npromissory note" includes any such instrument, agreement, or contract\nprovision which states such payment of moneys constitutes reimbursement\nfor training provided to the worker by the employer or by a third party.\n
* § 1050. Definitions. For purposes of this article:\n 1. "Employer" means any person, corporation, limited liability\ncompany, or association employing any individual in any occupation,\nindustry, trade, business or service including the state and its\npolitical subdivisions.\n 2. "Employee" means any person employed for hire by an employer in any\nemployment.\n 3. "Employment promissory note" means any instrument, agreement, or\ncontract provision that requires an employee to pay the employer, or the\nemployer's agent or assignee, a sum of money if the employee's\nemployment relationship with a specific employer terminates before the\npassage of a stated period of time.\n 4. "Transferable credential" shall mean any degree, diploma, license,\ncertificate, or documented evidence of skill proficiency or course\ncompletion that is widely recognized by employers in the relevant\nindustry as a qualification for employment, independent of the\nemployer's specific business practices, or that provides skills or\nqualifications that demonstrably enhance the employee's employability\nwith other employers in the relevant industry. Notwithstanding the\nforegoing, a "transferable credential" shall not include:\n (a) Employer-specific or non-transferable training. (i) Instruction\nregarding the employer's proprietary processes, proprietary systems,\ninternal policies, proprietary software, or proprietary equipment unique\nto the employer, or (ii) instruction that does not qualify the employee\nfor a new occupational title, classification, or industry-recognized\ncredential and instead consists of skillful variations of general\nprocesses known to the relevant trade or industry.\n (b) Mandated safety and compliance training. Any training required by\nfederal, state, or local law to maintain workplace safety, including but\nnot limited to OSHA certifications, sexual harassment prevention, or\ndiversity training.\n * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.