Requires certain mandatory disclosures for printed or digital job advertisements by an employer or third-party job posting entity; provides for the imposition of a fine of $2,500 for violations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8877
IN SENATE
January 13, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to certain mandatory disclo-
sures in job advertisements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 219-b to
2 read as follows:
3 § 219-b. Mandatory language in job advertisements. 1. For the purposes
4 of this section:
5 (a) "Employer" means any person, entity, business, corporation, part-
6 nership, limited liability company, or an association employing at least
7 one hundred employees. Such term shall not include the state, a public
8 authority, or any other governmental agency or instrumentality.
9 (b) "Third-party job posting entity" means a person or entity that is
10 not the employer that posts multiple job vacancies or listings on behalf
11 of or independently of employers for job seekers to search and apply to
12 job postings on one platform.
13 2. Any advertisement of a job, in printed or digital form, by an
14 employer or third-party job posting entity, shall state when such job
15 shall be filled as follows:
16 (a) If the employer intends for the position to be filled in ninety
17 days or less, the advertisement shall state in capital letters and bold
18 type: THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY AND THE EMPLOYER INTENDS TO
19 FILL THIS POSITION BY (DATE).
20 (b) If the employer intends for the position to be filled more than
21 ninety days from advertising, the advertisement shall state in capital
22 letters and bold type: THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY AND THE
23 EMPLOYER INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION NO SOONER THAN (DATE).
24 (c) If there is no expectation that the job is to be filled, the
25 advertisement shall state in capital letters and bold type: THIS POSTING
26 IS NOT FOR A CURRENT VACANCY BUT THE EMPLOYER IS SEEKING RESUMES TO
27 REVIEW IN THE FUTURE WHEN JOBS BECOME AVAILABLE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. (a) When a position for which an employer has publicly advertised
2 has been filled, the employer shall remove any posting or advertisement
3 made by the employer within two weeks of the position having been
4 filled. If the employer is aware or should be reasonably aware that a
5 third-party job posting entity posted the position independently of the
6 employer, the employer shall notify the third-party job posting entity
7 that the position has been filled.
8 (b) If a third-party job posting entity knows or has reason to know
9 that a post for a particular position has been filled or has otherwise
10 expired, the third-party job posting entity shall remove the post within
11 two weeks of the date it knows or has reason to know of the position
12 being filled.
13 4. The department shall have the authority to conduct audits of
14 employer and third-party job posting entity practices to determine ongo-
15 ing violations of this section. Any person aggrieved by a violation of
16 this section may report the violation to the department.
17 5. (a) In the event of a violation of this section, the employer or
18 third-party job posting entity shall rectify its violation within thirty
19 days and pay to the department a fine of two thousand five hundred
20 dollars for each print publication or digital platform the advertisement
21 appears in.
22 (b) If the employer or third-party job posting entity does not rectify
23 its violation within thirty days, the employer or third-party job post-
24 ing entity shall pay to the department a fine of five thousand dollars
25 for each print publication or digital platform the advertisement appears
26 in.
27 (c) For each subsequent thirty-day period that the advertisement
28 remains posted in violation of this section, the employer or third-party
29 job posting entity shall pay double the fine assessed for the previous
30 period.
31 6. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations necessary to
32 implement the provisions of this section.
33 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
