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What is NYC RCNY § 14-13?

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(a) Employment reports. (1) An applicant for a certificate of eligibility must file an employment report with the Department of Business Services (DBS), if it will perform construction work with a cost or value of $2.5 million or more or if any subcontractor will perform construction work with a cost or value of $1 mil

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§ 14-13 Equal Employment Opportunity; Trainee Programs.

RCNY § 14-13

(a)Employment reports.

(1)An applicant for a certificate of eligibility must file an employment report with the Department of Business Services (DBS), if it will perform construction work with a cost or value of $2.5 million or more or if any subcontractor will perform construction work with a cost or value of $1 million or more. If the applicant or the applicant's subcontractor will not perform work meeting this dollar threshold, the applicant must file a letter stating that it will not perform construction work having this cost or value.

(2)Each application must contain a statement that the applicant and its contractors agree to be equal opportunity employers and comply with all applicable requirements of Executive Order No. 50 and the Department of Business Services, including those relating to trainee programs for economically disadvantaged persons employed in construction work that is the subject of the application for benefits.

(b)Failure to comply.

(3)Where the Commissioner has determined that an applicant, contractor, or subcontractor has made false or misleading statements or omissions in employment reports provided to DBS, all benefits will be revoked from the date of the false statement or omission.

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