Overview
- The measures are now in force, yet employers will not file reports until the mayor names an implementing agency and that agency issues the reporting format.
- Coverage applies to private employers with 200 or more NYC employees, with annual submissions breaking out W-2 wages and total hours by race, ethnicity, sex, job category and pay band under an EEO-1 Component 2–style framework.
- The law sets a phased schedule: up to 12 months for the mayor to designate an agency, up to 12 months for that agency to build the system, then 12 months for employers to submit the first reports.
- Noncompliance draws a $1,000 fine for a first offense if uncured after 30 days and $5,000 for later violations, with the city publishing a list of employers that fail to report or certify accuracy.
- Employers may submit data anonymously but must provide a separate signed accuracy certification, and the designated agency—working with the Commission on Gender Equity—will publish an annual aggregated pay-equity study with recommendations.