NELA/NY Members Provide Testimony in Support of City Bills

 
In December of 2024, members of NELA/NY’s Legislative Committee provided testimony on behalf of NELA/NY in support of four important bills which would increase the rights of workers in New York City.  
 
Miriam Clark testified on behalf of NELA NY in support of Int. No. 808A, which would strengthen NYC’s Salary Transparency Law by requiring that employers post job descriptions, non-wage compensation, and use objective standards when posting salary ranges. The bill would also require employers to provide current employees with information about the relevant salary range for their own positions.  Strong salary transparency laws are crucial in eliminating pay inequity, because salary transparency laws force employers to use objective criteria in setting wages, rather than making subjective, one-off decisions, which often incorporate implicit gender and racial biases. Salary transparency laws also limit the extent to which individual bargaining positions affect compensation, since women and minorities are often disfavored in such settings. Click here view Miriam’s testimony:

https://www.nelany.com/docs/Miriam_Testimony.pdf
 
Christopher Marlborough submitted written testimony on behalf of NELA-NY in support of two bills, Int. No. 1133 and Int. No. 1135 which establish a minimum pay floor and provide worker protections to delivery workers classified as independent contractors. The bills expand the protections of the City Council’s enormously successful Restaurant Delivery Worker Law passed in 2022, which has resulted in an increase in restaurant drivers’ pay of more than $500 million.  The laws will also give more than 20,000 delivery drivers more control over their working conditions.  Click here to view Christoper’s testimony:

https://www.nelany.com/docs/Christopher_Testimony.pdf

David Tracey testified in support of Int. No. 0871-2024. This bill would amend the City Human Rights Law to extend reasonable workplace accommodations to caregivers. No one should lose their job because their employer won’t provide reasonable accommodations for their caregiving needs. Promoting reasonable accommodations for caregivers will also promote racial and gender justice.  Click here to read David’s testimony:

https://www.nelany.com/docs/NELA-NY_Caregiver_Accomodations_Testimony.pdf