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What is NYC RCNY § 11-26?

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For purposes of section 2 of subdivision g of the Living Wage Law, "other appropriate relief" may include an order to: (i) reinstate an Employee or offer the Employee a position comparable to their former position, (ii) reverse any adverse employment action, including demotion, reassignment or reduction in hours, (i

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Effective: 10/15/2016

§ 11-26 Other Appropriate Relief.

RCNY § 11-26

For purposes of section 2 of subdivision g of the Living Wage Law, "other appropriate relief" may include an order to: (i) reinstate an Employee or offer the Employee a position comparable to their former position, (ii) reverse any adverse employment action, including demotion, reassignment or reduction in hours, (iii) cease retaliatory practices and institute measures to prevent such conduct in the future, (iv) pay the wages and, if applicable, the monetary equivalent of the benefits that the Employee subjected to retaliation or discrimination would have been granted or paid but for the adverse employment actions by the Covered Employer or Additional Covered Employer, or (v) pay additional amounts to the extent necessary to compensate Employees for additional tax liability resulting from a lump sum payment of back wages in a single year. (Added City Record 9/15/2016, eff. 10/15/2016)

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