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What is NYC AC § 20-1527?

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This section mandates that food service establishments or businesses in the city provide access to toilet facilities for contracted delivery workers picking up goods. Exceptions apply if accessing the facility poses health or safety risks or requires passage through certain areas. Applies to food service establishments and businesses with contracted delivery workers.

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§ 20-1527 Toilet facility access.

AC § 20-1527

a. A food service establishment or other business with a premises located in the city that sells or provides goods delivered by a contracted delivery worker shall provide access to a toilet facility located on such premises to a contracted delivery worker that picks up such goods from such premises, including selecting, assembling, or packing such goods on such premises. b. Notwithstanding subdivision a, such an establishment or business is not required to provide access to a toilet facility to a contracted delivery worker where: 1. Accessing a toilet facility would require a contracted delivery worker to walk through a kitchen, food preparation or storage area, or utensil washing area of a food service establishment; 2. Accessing the toilet facility would create an obvious health or safety risk to the contracted delivery worker or to the food service establishment or business; or 3. The commissioner has promulgated by rule an applicable exception to the requirement to provide access to a toilet facility as set forth in subdivision a. (L.L. 2025/123, 9/10/2025, eff. 1/26/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2025/123.

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