NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 5-247 — Recruitment of Domestic or Household Employees from Without the State.

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(a) No employment agency shall recruit domestic or household employees outside the State of New York as provided in § 184 of the General Business Law without notifying the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs of the City of New York in writing. (b) Every employment agency engaged in such recruitment shall keep on file in i

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§ 5-247 Recruitment of Domestic or Household Employees from Without the State.

RCNY § 5-247

(a)No employment agency shall recruit domestic or household employees outside the State of New York as provided in § 184 of the General Business Law without notifying the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs of the City of New York in writing.

(b)Every employment agency engaged in such recruitment shall keep on file in its principal place of business for a period of three (3) years a written record indicating or setting forth the name and address of the premises where such applicant is lodged and a receipt, signed by the applicant, setting forth the number of meals and the date and place where such meals were served to the applicant.

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